Hancock attended Wellington College and Victoria University of Wellington, where he earned an LLM. He was active as a debater at University, earning a debating blue, and was awarded the Plunket Medal for debating in 1970.[1] Hancock was a member of the New Zealand national debating team in that year.
Legal careeredit
Hancock practised as a solicitor for national law firm Rudd Watts and Stone, rising to a partnership.[1]
Hancock was elected MP for the seat of Horowhenua, defeating sitting Labour MP Annette King by a small majority, after National's landslide win in 1990. He subsequently lost the seat to Labour MP Judy Keall in 1993.
Later careeredit
Hancock returned to practise as a solicitor, joining the Crown Law Office as Crown Counsel for public law. He has defended the Crown against numerous public law actions, primarily in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.
Hancock is married to Shelley, and they have four sons.
Referencesedit
^ abJames, Colin (2017). National at 80: The Story of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: David Bateman Ltd. ISBN9781869539818.
1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990)
January 01, 1970
hamish, hancock, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, t. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Hamish Hancock news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Hamish Hancock born 1947 is a former National Party MP for Horowhenua and a lawyer Hamish HancockHancock in 1988Member of the New Zealand Parliament for HorowhenuaIn office 1990 1993Preceded byAnnette KingSucceeded byJudy KeallPersonal detailsBorn1947 age 76 77 Wellington New ZealandPolitical partyNationalProfessionLawyer Contents 1 Education 2 Legal career 3 Parliamentary career 4 Later career 5 ReferencesEducation editHancock attended Wellington College and Victoria University of Wellington where he earned an LLM He was active as a debater at University earning a debating blue and was awarded the Plunket Medal for debating in 1970 1 Hancock was a member of the New Zealand national debating team in that year Legal career editHancock practised as a solicitor for national law firm Rudd Watts and Stone rising to a partnership 1 Parliamentary career editNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate Party 1990 1993 43rd Horowhenua NationalHancock was elected MP for the seat of Horowhenua defeating sitting Labour MP Annette King by a small majority after National s landslide win in 1990 He subsequently lost the seat to Labour MP Judy Keall in 1993 Later career editHancock returned to practise as a solicitor joining the Crown Law Office as Crown Counsel for public law He has defended the Crown against numerous public law actions primarily in the High Court the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court Hancock is married to Shelley and they have four sons References edit a b James Colin 2017 National at 80 The Story of the New Zealand National Party Auckland David Bateman Ltd ISBN 9781869539818 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party by John Stringer New Zealand National Party 1990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamish Hancock amp oldid 1193578517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
