▁infl ation ▁target ▁and ▁in ▁reducing ▁infl ation ▁as ▁a ▁highlight ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Document ary ▁mak er ▁Al ister ▁Barry ▁described ▁Br ash ▁as ▁" an ▁extrem ist , ▁an ▁ideal ist " ▁whose ▁" ide al ▁world ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁free ▁market ▁reign s ▁supre me ". ▁Barry ▁considered ▁that ▁Br ash ▁manip ulated ▁public ▁opinion ▁towards ▁ne o - li ber al ▁econom ics ▁and ▁gave ▁as ▁examples ▁Br ash ' s ▁advoc acy ▁for ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁minimum ▁w age ▁and ▁his ▁Hay ek ▁Memorial ▁L ect ure ▁to ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Br ash ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Comm em oration ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁general ▁election , ▁Br ash ▁res igned ▁as ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁governor ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Parliament ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁list . ▁The ▁Party ▁ranked ▁him ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁on ▁its ▁party ▁list ▁– ▁exception al ▁treatment ▁for ▁a ▁new com er ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Most ▁unus ually ▁among ▁National ▁candidates , ▁he ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁list ▁candidate ▁without ▁running ▁for ▁an ▁elect or ate ▁seat . ▁Though ▁National ▁had ▁its ▁worst ▁performance ▁ever , ▁gain ing ▁only ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁vote , ▁Br ash ' s ▁high ▁place ▁on