Colin McLachlan

Colin Campbell Alexander McLachlan (1924–1985) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. A farmer by profession, he was the Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1966–72, Rakaia 1972–78, then Selwyn again 1978–81, when he retired.

He was the Minister of Railways in the Third National Government from 1975 to 1981, and a close friend of Prime Minister Muldoon. They owned race horses together, and at one time McLachlan was a "front bencher" which surprised many political observers. He was appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank by Muldoon in 1981.

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New Zealand Parliamentary Record 1840–1984 by J. O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)

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Name	Maclachlan, Colin
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Date of birth	1924
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Date of death	1985
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