Jim McLay
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The Honourable Sir Jim McLay KNZM QSO |
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| 9th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 15 March 1984 – 26 July 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Muldoon |
| Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Palmer |
| 24th Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 29 November 1984 – 26 March 1986 |
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| Deputy | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Robert Muldoon |
| Succeeded by | Jim Bolger |
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21 February 1945 Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Marcy Farden |
| Children | Denis McLay |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sir James Kenneth "Jim" McLay KNZM QSO (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister, leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition for a short time. McLay was New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In May 2015, McLay became New Zealand's Representative to the Palestinian Authority. From May 2016 to January 2017, he was New Zealand's Consul General in Honolulu.
McLay was born in Devonport, Auckland, the son of Robert and Joyce McLay.Peter Wilkinson was his half-brother. He was educated at King's College, Auckland and the University of Auckland, gaining a law degree in 1967. He worked as a lawyer for some time, and also became involved in a number of law associations. In 1983 he married Marcy Farden, who was an assistant to American congressman Daniel Akaka.
McLay had joined the National Party in 1963, and held a number of prominent positions within the party's Auckland branch. He also served on the party's national council. In the 1975 election, he stood as the National Party's candidate for the Birkenhead electorate, and defeated the incumbent Labour MP, Norman King.
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