What is Ian Shearer?
'''Ian John Shearer''' (10 December 1941 – 1 June 2021) was a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]. Shearer was born in [[Whakatāne]], [[New Zealand]]. He was a member of the [[House of Representatives of New Zealand|House of Representatives]] from 1975 until 1984. From 1981 until 1984, Shearer was the [[Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand)|Minister for the Environment]], [[Minister for Research, Science and Innovation|Science and Technology]] and [[Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media|Broadcasting]]. Shearer died on 1 June 2021 from problems caused by [[idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] at his home in Whakatāne, aged 79.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary — Dr Ian Shearer |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20210603_20210603_08 |website=New Zealand Parliament |access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=ian-john-shearer-hon&pid=198885939 |title=Ian Shearer death notice |date=4 June 2021 |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shearer, Ian}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:New Zealand politicians]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in New Zealand]] [[Category:Deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]] {{bio-stub}}