Jim McLay

The Honourable Sir Jim McLay KNZM QSO
24th Leader of the Opposition
In office 29 November 1984 – 26 March 1986
Prime Minister	David Lange
Deputy	Jim Bolger
Preceded by	Robert Muldoon
Succeeded by	Jim Bolger
9th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office 15 March 1984 – 26 July 1984
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Duncan MacIntyre
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Palmer
38th Minister of Justice
In office 13 December 1978 – 26 July 1984
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	David Thomson
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Palmer
25th Attorney-General
In office 13 December 1978 – 26 July 1984
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Peter Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Palmer
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Birkenhead
In office 29 November 1975 – 15 August 1987
Preceded by	Norman King
Succeeded by	Jenny Kirk
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-21) 21 February 1945 (age 79) Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse	Marcy Farden
Children	Denis McLay
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Profession	Lawyer

Sir James Kenneth McLay KNZM QSO (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician. He served as the ninth deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 15 March to 26 July 1984. McLay was also Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition from 29 November 1984 to 26 March 1986.^[1] Following his ousting as party leader, he retired from parliamentary politics in 1987. In June 2009, he became New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In May 2015, McLay became New Zealand's Representative to the Palestinian Authority.^[2] From May 2016 to January 2017, he was New Zealand's Consul General in Honolulu.^[3]