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Roger McClayRoger Neville McClay, QSO (born 6 February 1945) is a former New Zealand politician. In 2010 he was convicted for defrauding two charities.[1] Early lifeMcClay was born in 1945. He attended secondary school at Wesley College, Auckland. Member of Parliament
A teacher by profession, he was an MP from 1981 to 1996, representing the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1981 election as MP for Taupo,[2] defeating the incumbent Labour MP, Jack Ridley. In the 1984 election, he contested and won the new seat of Waikaremoana,[2] which he held until he retired at the 1996 election.[3] He became Minister of Youth Affairs and Associate Minister of Education and Social Welfare during the Fourth National Government.[4] He later held the role of Commissioner for Children from 1998 to 2003.[5] His son Todd McClay was elected as the National Party Member of Parliament for Rotorua at the 2008 general election. Post-parliament careerIn the 2005 New Year Honours, McClay was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO).[6] McClay was the chairman for Keep New Zealand Beautiful until July 2009. He has been involved in a number of other charities, including the New Zealand Spinal Trust,[7] World Vision, Heart Children New Zealand, Variety, the Children's Charity and For the Sake of Children.[4] In March 2010 he was charged with misuse of taxpayer-subsidised flights.[8] In August the same year he pleaded guilty.[9] He repaid the two charities that he had defrauded, Keep New Zealand Beautiful and World Vision.[10] He was convicted and given a sentence of 300 hours of community work. In addition, he was stripped of his travel benefits by the Parliamentary Services Commission.[1] References
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