Allan Highet
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The Honourable Allan Highet QSO |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Remuera |
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In office 26 November 1966 – 14 July 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Ronald Algie |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Graham |
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In office 24 August 1975 – 14 July 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Austin |
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David Allan Highet 27 May 1913 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 28 April 1992 (aged 78) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Hoyles Shona McFarlane |
| Relatives | Harry Highet (uncle) |
| Occupation | Accountant |
David Allan Highet QSO (27 May 1913 – 28 April 1992) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1966 to 1984, representing the National Party for Remuera, holding the then largest majorities in the House.
Highet was born in Dunedin, the second son of David and Elsie Highet. He attended Otago Boys' High School. Highet's older brother, William Bremner Highet, was an Otago University scholar and professor of neurosurgery, who died when the Ceramic was sunk in 1942. Highet's uncle was Harry Highet, the civil engineer who designed the P-class yacht.
Highet attended the University of Otago, from where he graduated with a BCom.
Highet tried to enlist in the New Zealand Army in World War II, but was declined due to having suffered from tuberculosis in the 1930s. He served in the Home Guard, reaching the rank of Captain.
Highet practised as an accountant and businessman, and was active in the establishment of the Wellington division of the National Party.
In the 1950s, Highet was a Wellington City Councillor. In 1954, Highet won the National nomination for the Wellington Central electorate. Highet's opponent, Labour candidate Frank Kitts, went on to win the seat, and later became the longest-serving Mayor of Wellington.
Highet moved to Auckland in the 1950s, becoming the senior partner in Highet and Toomey, an Auckland accounting firm.
Highet was first married to Patricia Hoyles, and they had a daughter and a son.
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