About Grant Thomas
Born 1941. Grant Thomas is a New Zealand politician.
Grant Thomas (born 1941) is a New Zealand politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Hamilton West from 1990 to 1993, and a Hamilton city councillor from 1995 to 2007, including a period as deputy mayor.
Biography Thomas was born in 1941 and educated at Southwell School and Hamilton Boys' High School.
In the 1990 election Thomas stood for the National Party, taking the Hamilton West electorate from Trevor Mallard. However he lost it to Labour's Martin Gallagher in the 1993 election. Thomas served under five mayors during his twelve years of office in the council.
In 2005 Thomas claimed that the 13 members of the city council were excessive, saying "[their] salary is too high for the workload". By reducing the number to ten, Thomas explained that the council could save NZ$150,000 annually.
Thomas now lives in Perth, Australia, with his family.
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