Neville Young

Neville Garde Austen Young (11 December 1940 – 9 February 2019) was a New Zealand lawyer. He served as president of the National Party from 1986 to 1989.

Early life and family Born in Christchurch on 11 December 1940, Young was educated at Christ's College from 1955 to 1959, and went on to study law at the University of Canterbury. He was the older brother of jurist William Young. In 1971, Neville Young married Valerie May McKinnon, and the couple went on to have two children. Subsequently, Young was not actively involved in the National Party at a senior level. In 1998, he was appointed chair of the Earthquake Commission, and in 1999, he was appointed as a member of the New Zealand Fire Service Commission.

Honours and awards In 1990, Young was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the same honours list, his brother, William, was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.