Roy Jack

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Sir Roy Jack

| honorific-suffix =

| nationality = New Zealand

| image = File:Roy Jack.jpg

| caption = Roy Jack in 1959

| order1 = 16th Speaker of the House of Representatives

| primeminister1 = Robert Muldoon

| term_start1 = 22 June 1976

| term_end1 = 24 December 1977†

| predecessor1 = Stan Whitehead

| successor1 = Richard Harrison

| primeminister2 = Keith Holyoake
Jack Marshall

| term_start2 = 26 April 1967

| term_end2 = 9 February 1972

| predecessor2 = Ronald Algie

| successor2 = Alfred E. Allen

| order3 = 22nd Attorney-General

| primeminister3 = Jack Marshall

| term_start3 = 9 February 1972

| term_end3 = 8 December 1972

| predecessor3 = Dan Riddiford

| successor3 = Martyn Finlay

| order4 = 35th Minister of Justice

| primeminister4 = Jack Marshall

| term_start4 = 9 February 1972

| term_end4 = 8 December 1972

| predecessor4 = Dan Riddiford

| successor4 = Martyn Finlay

| constituency_MP5 = Rangitīkei

| parliament5 = New Zealand

| term_start5 = 25 November 1972

| term_end5 = 24 December 1977†

| predecessor5 = Norman Shelton

| successor5 = Bruce Beetham

| office6 = Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for {{NZ electorate link|Waimarino}}
{{small| {{NZ electorate link|Patea}} (1954–1963)}}

| term_start6 = 13 November 1954

| term_end6 = 25 November 1972

| predecessor6 = William Sheat

| successor6 = Electorate abolished

| office8 = Deputy Mayor of Wanganui

| term_start8 = 1947

| term_end8 = 1955

| birth_name = Roy Emile Jack

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|01|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New Plymouth, New Zealand

|death_date = {{death date and age |1977|12|24|1914|01|12|df=y}}

|death_place = Wellington, New Zealand

|alma_mater = Victoria University of Wellington

| spouse =

| party = National

|allegiance = {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand

|branch = {{flagicon|NZL|air force}}Royal New Zealand Air Force

|serviceyears = 1939–1945

|rank = 10px Flight lieutenant

}}

Sir Roy Emile Jack (12 January 1914 – 24 December 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Biography

=Early life and career=

Jack was born in New Plymouth in 1914. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School and graduated from the Victoria University with an LLB. Jack was a Judge's Associate from 1935–1938, before enlisting with the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War Two.{{Cite book|last=Barry.|first=Gustafson|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/20247757|title=The first 50 years : a history of the New Zealand National Party|date=1986|publisher=Reed Methuen|isbn=0-474-00177-6|pages=323|oclc=20247757}} He was first elected onto Wanganui City Council in 1946 and was deputy mayor in the following year. He served on the city council until 1955.{{Cite web|title=Biographies of Speakers - New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/office-of-the-speaker/role-history-of-the-speaker/biographies-of-speakers/|access-date=3 August 2021|website=www.parliament.nz|language=en}}

=Member of Parliament=

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1954}}

|end = 1957

|term = 31st

|electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Patea}}

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1957}}

|end = 1960

|term = 32nd

|electorate = Patea

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1960}}

|end = 1963

|term = 33rd

|electorate = Patea

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1963}}

|end = 1966

|term = 34th

|electorate = {{NZ electorate link|Waimarino}}

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1966}}

|end = 1969

|term = 35th

|electorate = Waimarino

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1969}}

|end = 1972

|term = 36th

|electorate = Waimarino

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1972}}

|end = 1975

|term = 37th

|electorate = Rangitikei

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

{{NZ parlbox

|start = {{NZ election link year|1975}}

|end = 1977

|term = 38th

|electorate = Rangitikei

|party = New Zealand National Party

}}

He represented the electorate of Patea from {{NZ election link year|1954}} to 1963, then {{NZ electorate link|Waimarino}} from {{NZ election link year|1963}} to 1972, then Rangitikei from {{NZ election link year|1972}} to 1977 when he died.{{Cite book|last=O.|first=Wilson, J.|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1057224732|title=New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984.|date=1985|publisher=Government Printer|pages=207|oclc=1057224732}}

The {{NZ electorate link|Waimarino}} electorate became {{NZ electorate link|Rangitikei}} because of post-census boundary changes before the {{NZ election link|1972}}, and though a sitting MP he was challenged by Ruth Richardson (who he had advised about a career in politics). George Chapman who chaired the selection said that "the tensions were tremendous, but Roy was finally confirmed as the candidate."{{Cite book|last=Chapman|first=George|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14034648|title=The years of lightning|date=1980|publisher=Reed|isbn=0-589-01346-7|location=Wellington [N.Z.]|pages=54|oclc=14034648}} He had an election-night majority of 2067 in 1972, down from Shelton's 1969 majority of 4214.

In the 1972 Marshall Ministry of the last year of the Second National Government, he was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice. He was Chairman of Committees between 1961 and 1966. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1972 and 1976 to 1977.

=Death=

Jack underwent surgery in August 1977. He did not resume his parliamentary duties after this operation but stayed in his apartment in Parliament Buildings. He died in 1977 on Christmas Eve in his apartment with his family by his side.{{cite news |title=Party leaders pay warm tributes to Sir Roy |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19771227.2.27 |access-date=19 June 2023 |work=The Press |date=27 December 1977 |page=3}}

= Honours =

In the 1970 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jack was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for outstanding services as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1977, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |author-link1=Alister Taylor |author-link2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=199}}

Notes

References

{{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |author-link = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6}}
{{Cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103}}
Who's Who in New Zealand, 10th Edition 1961.

{{s-ttl

| title=Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives

| years=1961–1966

}}

{{s-ttl| rows=2 | title= Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives | years=1967–1972
1976–1977}}