Gerard Wall

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Sir Gerard Aloysius Wall FRCS (24 January 1920 - 1992). Was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1985 to 1987.

Born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was educated at St Bede's College then Canterbury and Otago University graduating with an MBChB.

After graduation he worked as a House Surgeon in Christchurch and as a General practitioner in Denniston on the West Coast.

He married Uru Raupo Cameron in 1951.

He went to Britain and qualified as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, specialising in orthopaedic and plastic surgery.

On return to New Zealand he became Medical Superintendent of Wairau Hospital, Blenheim from 1960 till 1969.

He won the Porirua seat in 1969 for the Labour Party and was elected as Speaker following Sir Basil Arthur's death in 1985 and was knighted in 1987.

Preceded by Sir Basil Arthur

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives 1985–1987

Succeeded by Kerry Burke

References

• NZ Speaker of the House

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