1. Roger Patrick Blundell Drayton was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.
16 Facts About Roger Drayton
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Roger Drayton attended schools at Sockburn and Hornby before finishing his education at Christchurch Boys' High School.
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Roger Drayton served in the administrative section of the RNZAF and served abroad in Australia, Fiji and Singapore.
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Roger Drayton was a keen sportsman and represented the RNZAF services teams in both cricket and soccer.
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Roger Drayton was the secretary of the Combined Services Sports Council in 1959.
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Roger Drayton represented the St Albans electorate from 1969 to 1978, when he retired.
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Roger Drayton, according to Auckland MP Warren Freer, would never let anyone forget that he was from and represented Christchurch.
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Roger Drayton was not elected, which Prime Minister Norman Kirk regretted.
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Roger Drayton then put himself forward for the positions of Chairman of Committees and junior government whip, but was unsuccessful.
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When Labour was unexpectedly defeated, Roger Drayton retained his seat and in January 1976, he was appointed by Labour leader Bill Rowling as Shadow Minister of State Services.
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Roger Drayton became Labour's caucus secretary and later was Chief Opposition Whip between 1976 and 1978.
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At the 1979 Labour Party conference Roger Drayton was a candidate for the vice-presidency of the party.
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Roger Drayton polled well behind the winning candidate, Stu McCaffley, the secretary of the Drivers' Federation.
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Roger Drayton made the decision to release it publicly which angered Rowling and other MPs.
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Roger Drayton was an opponent of abortion and a long time member of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child which was thought to be a motivating factor in the report, although he denied this.
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Roger Drayton died at his home in Paraparaumu after a long illness aged 61, survived by his wife, son and daughter.