worthwhile community purposes. In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, East was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Parliament and the law. Death East died in Auckland on 27 February 2023, at the age of 76. Fellow former National MP Chester Borrows also died the same day. Notes References 1990 Parliamentary Candidates for the New Zealand National Party p. 68 by John Stringer (New Zealand National Party, 1990) External links Charity Gaming Association (Inc) |- |- 1946 births 2023 deaths People from Ōpōtiki People educated at King's College, Auckland University of Auckland alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni 20th-century New Zealand lawyers People from Rotorua New Zealand city councillors Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates New Zealand National Party MPs Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand Attorneys-General of New Zealand New Zealand King's Counsel Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand defence ministers New Zealand list MPs New Zealand members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom High Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom 20th-century King's Counsel