About Ian McKay
Lived 1929 – 2014 (aged 84). Ian McKay was a New Zealand judge and lawyer.
Sir Ian Lloyd McKay (7 March 1929 – 20 February 2014) was a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand from 1991 to 1997. He became a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1992, and was president of the Electoral Commission from 1997 to 2000. In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a judge of the Court of Appeal and to the law.
McKay died on 20 February 2014 in Wellington.
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Who was Ian McKay?
New Zealand judge
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Ian McKay was born on 7 March 1929 in Waipawa.
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Ian McKay died on 20 February 2014 in Wellington.
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Ian McKay was a judge and lawyer.
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Ian McKay was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ian McKay. https://biography.guide/ian-mckay-judge/
MLA: "Ian McKay." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ian-mckay-judge/.
Chicago: "Ian McKay." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ian-mckay-judge/.
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