Derek Alan Angus was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
12 Facts About Derek Angus
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Derek Angus served as MP for Wallace from 1981 to 1990.
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Derek Angus played representative rugby union for Northern Southland, West Otago and South Otago.
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Derek Angus spent 25 years working as a stock buyer for a freezing company.
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Derek Angus served as a Winton borough councillor for six years.
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Derek Angus was later elected to the Southland District Council and the Southland Regional Council in 1989.
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Derek Angus was a member of the Guardians of Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, and served on the Southland Conservation Board.
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Active in the National Party, Derek Angus chaired the Winton branch from 1971 to 1972, and was chair of the Wallace electorate for seven years.
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Derek Angus served as a member of the Otago-Southland divisional executive from 1974 to 1981 and was a National Party dominion councillor from 1977 to 1981.
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Derek Angus represented the Wallace electorate in Parliament from 1981 to 1990, when he retired.
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Derek Angus was a New Zealand representative at the 1985 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in London, and at the 1990 Australasian and Pacific regional parliamentary seminar.
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Derek Angus died in Invercargill on 2 May 2024, at the age of 86, having been predeceased by his wife, Thelma, in 2014.