# Rob Storey > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Storey > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Storey.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Storey > Source revision: 1349546395 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|New Zealand politician (1936–2019)}} {{About|the New Zealand politician|the fictional character|Rob Storey (Home and Away)|other uses|Robert Storey (disambiguation){{!}}Robert Storey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) | name = Rob Storey | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO|size=100%}} | image = | alt = | caption = | order1 = 16th [Minister of Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_(New_Zealand)) | prime_minister1 = | term_start1 = 2 November 1990 | term_end1 = 29 November 1993 | predecessor1 = [Bill Jeffries](/source/Bill_Jeffries) | successor1 = [Maurice Williamson](/source/Maurice_Williamson) | constituency_MP5 = [Waikato](/source/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)) | parliament5 = New Zealand | majority5 = | term_start5 = 1984 | term_end5 = 1996 | predecessor5 = [Simon Upton](/source/Simon_Upton) | successor5 = ''Constituency abolished'' | office6 = [President of Federated Farmers](/source/Federated_Farmers) | term_start6 = 1981 | term_end6 = 1984 | predecessor6 = [Allan Wright](/source/Allan_Wright_(farmer)) | successor6 = [Peter Elworthy](/source/Peter_Elworthy) | birth_name = William Robson Storey | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|07|16|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|08|02|1936|07|16|df=y}} | death_place = [Te Awamutu](/source/Te_Awamutu), New Zealand | party = [National](/source/New_Zealand_National_Party) | spouse = Lorraine Storey ({{abbr|m.|married}} {{circa|1960}}) | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Farmer }} '''William Robson Storey''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO}} (16 July 1936 – 2 August 2019), generally known as '''Rob Storey''', was a New Zealand farmer and politician. He served as president of [Federated Farmers](/source/Federated_Farmers) between 1981 and 1984, and was a [National](/source/New_Zealand_National_Party) [Member of Parliament](/source/New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives) for 12 years from 1984. == Early life and career == Before entering politics, Storey was a [farmer](/source/farmer) at Waiterimu in the [Waikato](/source/Waikato_District), and was the president of [Federated Farmers](/source/Federated_Farmers) from 1981 to 1984. He was educated at [Wesley College, Auckland](/source/Wesley_College%2C_Auckland).{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115019971/obituary-william-robson-storey-rob-qso-july-16-1936--august-2-2019 |title=Obituary: William Robson Storey (Rob) QSO July 16, 1936 – August 2, 2019 |first=Charles |last=Riddle |date=17 August 2019 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website)) |access-date=2 January 2025}} == Member of Parliament == {{NZ parlbox header|nolist=true|align=left}} {{NZ parlbox|term=41st|start={{NZ election link year|1984}}|end=1987|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=[Waikato](/source/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate))}} {{NZ parlbox|term=42nd|start={{NZ election link year|1987}}|end=1990|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=Waikato}} {{NZ parlbox|term=43rd|start={{NZ election link year|1990}}|end=1993|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=Waikato}} {{NZ parlbox|term=44th|start={{NZ election link year|1993}}|end=1996|party=New Zealand National Party|electorate=Waikato}} {{End}} Storey was elected MP for [Waikato](/source/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)) in the [1984 election](/source/1984_New_Zealand_general_election), representing the [National Party](/source/New_Zealand_National_Party). He retained that seat until his retirement at the [1996 election](/source/1996_New_Zealand_general_election). Storey was appointed a minister in the first term of the [Fourth National Government](/source/Fourth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand). Between 1990 and 1993, he held office principally as [Minister of Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_(New_Zealand)) and also served as [Minister of Statistics](/source/Minister_of_Statistics_(New_Zealand)) (until October 1991), [Minister for the Environment](/source/Ministry_for_the_Environment_(New_Zealand)) (from October 1991), [Minister of Lands](/source/Minister_of_Lands_(New_Zealand)), Minister of Survey and Land Information and Minister in Charge of the Valuation Department.{{cite book |last= Wood |first= G. A. |title = Ministers and Members in the New Zealand Parliament |edition = 2nd |orig-year = 1987 |year= 1996 |publisher=University of Otago Press |location= Dunedin |isbn= 1-877133-00-0 |pages=1–84 }} He was not reappointed a minister after the [1993 election](/source/1993_New_Zealand_general_election) and retired three years later. One of his achievements as Minister of Transport was overseeing the merger of the [Ministry of Transport](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_(New_Zealand))'s traffic enforcement fleet into the [New Zealand Police](/source/New_Zealand_Police) in 1993.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/getting-auckland-moving/news/article.cfm?c_id=584&objectid=2042491 |title=Councils keen to police roads |date=22 May 2002 |work=[The New Zealand Herald](/source/The_New_Zealand_Herald) |access-date=25 October 2011}} Under Storey, [compulsory bicycle helmet wearing legislation](/source/Bicycle_helmets_in_New_Zealand) was introduced on 1 January 1994.{{cite news |title=Rebecca Oaten, aka The Helmet Lady, and her crusade for compulsory bike helmets |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/102213259/rebecca-oaten-aka-the-helmet-lady-and-her-crusade-for-compulsory-bike-helmets |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website)) |date=13 March 2018}} == Honours == In 1990, Storey received the [New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal](/source/New_Zealand_1990_Commemoration_Medal).{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |author-link1=Alister Taylor |author-link2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=352}} In the [2007 New Year Honours](/source/2007_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)), he was appointed a [Companion of the Queen's Service Order](/source/Companion_of_the_Queen's_Service_Order) for public services.{{cite web | url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2007 | title=New Year honours list 2007 |date=30 December 2006 | publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | accessdate=5 August 2019}} His wife, Lorraine, had received the same honour, for community service, in the [1997 New Year Honours](/source/1997_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)).{{cite web |url=https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-1997 |title=New Year honours list 1997 |date=31 December 1996 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=9 January 2024}} == Death == Storey died in [Te Awamutu](/source/Te_Awamutu) on 2 August 2019, after 59 years of marriage.{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/the-storey-obituary?id=42405157 |title=Rob Storey obituary |date=5 August 2019 |work=[The New Zealand Herald](/source/The_New_Zealand_Herald) |access-date=9 January 2024}} His wife, Lorraine, died in [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_New_Zealand) on 6 January 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.legacy.com/nz/obituaries/waikato-times-nz/name/lorraine-storey-obituary?id=54042482 |title=Lorraine Storey obituary |date=9 January 2024 |work=[The New Zealand Herald](/source/The_New_Zealand_Herald) |access-date=9 January 2024}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ''The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party'' by Barry Gustafson (1986, Reed Methuen, Auckland) {{ISBN|0-474-00177-6}} {{S-start}} {{s-par|nz}} {{s-bef|before=[Simon Upton](/source/Simon_Upton)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Member of Parliament for Waikato](/source/Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate))|years=1984–1996}} {{s-vac|reason=Constituency abolished, recreated in 2008|next=[Lindsay Tisch](/source/Lindsay_Tisch)}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[Peter Tapsell](/source/Peter_Tapsell_(New_Zealand_politician))}} {{s-ttl|title=[Minister for Land Information](/source/Minister_for_Land_Information_(New_Zealand))|years=1990–1993}} {{s-aft|after=[Denis Marshall](/source/Denis_Marshall_(politician))}} {{end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Storey, Rob}} Category:1936 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Category:20th-century New Zealand farmers Category:New Zealand National Party MPs Category:People educated at Wesley College, Auckland Category:New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates Category:Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Category:Companions of the Queen's Service Order Category:Environment ministers of New Zealand --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rob Storey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Storey) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Storey?action=history)). 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