Geoffrey Sim
New Zealand politician (1911-2002)
Geoffrey Fantham Sim (2 April 1911 – 27 March 2002) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
Sim was born at Ngatapa near Gisborne in 1911. He received his education at Morrinsville, Pukekohe High School, and King's College. At the latter school, he was a lightweight boxing champion. After school, he was a farmer at Waimārama, was involved in felling bush, was a driver in the Onewhero and Thames region, became head shepherd at Crossland Station near Kaipara Harbour, before working as a stock agent in Waiuku.
In World War II, Sim served in the Middle East. At Sidi Rezegh, he lost an eye, an arm, and the use of one leg. While he was in hospital, he became a prisoner of war.
Sim returned to New Zealand in 1943. The National Party nominated him in the Rotorua electorate for the 1943 election, where he was successful.
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