Frank Gill (politician)

The Honourable Frank Gill CBE, DSO
Gill in 1975
New Zealand Ambassador to the United States
In office 29 August 1980 – 1 March 1982
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor‑General	Sir David Beattie
Preceded by	Merwyn Norrish
Succeeded by	Sir Lance Adams-Scheider
27th Minister of Defence
In office 13 December 1978 – 21 August 1980
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Allan McCready
Succeeded by	David Thomson
23rd Minister of Police
In office 13 December 1978 – 21 August 1980
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Allan McCready
Succeeded by	Ben Couch
24th Minister of Health
In office 12 December 1975 – 13 December 1978
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Tom McGuigan
Succeeded by	George Gair
38th Minister of Immigration
In office 12 December 1975 – 13 December 1978
Prime Minister	Robert Muldoon
Preceded by	Fraser Colman
Succeeded by	Jim Bolger
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast Bays
In office 25 November 1972 – 6 September 1980
Succeeded by	Gary Knapp
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitemata
In office 29 November 1969 – 25 November 1972
Preceded by	Norman King
Succeeded by	Michael Bassett
Personal details
Born	31 January 1917 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	1 March 1982(1982-03-01) (aged 65) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	National
Relations	Mark Mitchell (grandson)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom New Zealand
Branch/service	Royal Air Force Royal New Zealand Air Force
Years of service	1937–1969
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands	Operations Group RNZAF Deputy Chief of Air Staff
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

Air Commodore Thomas Francis Gill, CBE, DSO (31 January 1917 – 1 March 1982) was a New Zealand air force pilot and politician. He flew with the Royal Air Force throughout the Second World War and afterwards served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force until 1969. He entered Parliament as a National Party MP in 1969 and served as a cabinet minister from 1975 to 1980, when he resigned to become New Zealand's Ambassador to the United States.