Frank Gill (politician)
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The Honourable Frank Gill CBE DSO |
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| 5th Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 1981–1982 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir David Beattie |
| Preceded by | Merwyn Norrish |
| Succeeded by | Hon. Sir Lancelot Adams-Scheider |
| 24th Minister of Health | |
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In office 12 December 1975 – 13 December 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Tom McGuigan |
| Succeeded by | George Gair |
| Minister of Immigration | |
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In office 12 December 1975 – 13 December 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Fraser Colman |
| Succeeded by | Jim Bolger |
| 27th Minister of Defence | |
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In office 13 December 1978 – 21 August 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Allan McCready |
| Succeeded by | David Thomson |
| Minister of Police | |
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In office 13 December 1978 – 21 August 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Allan McCready |
| Succeeded by | Ben Couch |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitemata |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Preceded by | Norman King |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bassett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast Bays |
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In office 1972–1980 |
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| Succeeded by | Gary Knapp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1917 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 1 March 1982 (aged 65) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Relations | Mark Mitchell (grandson) |
Thomas Francis "Frank" Gill CBE DSO (31 January 1917 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand air force pilot and politician. He flew with the Royal Air Force throughout World War II and afterwards served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force until 1969, rising to the rank of Air Commodore. He entered Parliament as a National Party MP in 1969 and served as a cabinet minister from 1975 to 1980, when he resigned to become New Zealand's ambassador to the United States.
Born in Wellington in 1917, Gill was educated at St. Patrick's College, Wellington.
Gill joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1937 and transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1939. He flew Fairey Battles during the Battle of FranceHurricanes in the Battle of Britain and later flew on night bombing raids. He was a flying officer with No. 75 Squadron RAF on 23 September 1941 when he was appointed a Distinguished Service Order.
He attended RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park and the Joint Services Staff College at Latimer House, and returned to the RNZAF following the war. He served as New Zealand's armed forces attaché in Washington, D.C. from 1957 to 1959 and senior air staff officer of the Commonwealth air forces in Singpore from 1960 to 1962. He was appointed deputy Chief of Air Staff with the rank of Air Commodore in 1965 and served as Air Officer Commanding Operations Group at Whenuapai from 1965 to 1969.
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