John Luxton

Murray John Finlay Luxton CNZM QSO (14 September 1946 – 16 November 2021) was a New Zealand National Party politician, serving as a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2002.Born in Morrinsville on 14 September 1946,[1] Luxton was educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Massey University (BAgSc, DipAgSc, DipBusSc, MMgt).He replaced his father, Jack Luxton, who held the Piako electorate then Matamata for 21 years from 1966, and had been Chairman of Committees in Parliament.He held a number of directorships in the agribusiness sector including the Tatua Coop Dairy Company, having been a previous Chairman, and Wallace Corporation, and has farming interests.He was for a short period (2005–06) a director of listed investment and property company Blue Chip, Luxton resigned from that Board.
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