John Collinge

John Gregory Collinge (born 10 May 1939) is a former president of the New Zealand National Party and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Early life

Collinge was born in the Hastings suburb of Mahora in 1939. He attended Hastings High school from 1952-1956.In 1956 he was in the 2nd 15 rugby team in the back line.In 1956 he was in the high school 1st eleven . He obtained an LLB from the University of Auckland in 1962, and a master's degree from Oxford University. While at Oxford, he appeared in two first-class cricket matches for the university.

Professional career

He has lectured law at the University of Leeds and commercial law at the University of Melbourne. He was the president of the National Party from 1989 to 1994. He was then appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1997. He is a self-declared monarchist. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Neville Young	President of the National Party 1989–1994	Succeeded by Lindsay Tisch
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by George Gair	High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom 1994–1997	Succeeded by Richard Grant