Ian Revell
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox officeholder Ian Murray Revell (born 7 February 1948)<ref>Who's Who in New Zealand, 12th edition, edited by Max Lambert p526 (1991, Reed, Wellington)</ref> is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1999, representing the National Party. Before entering politics, Revell was a senior detective in the New Zealand Police.
Member of Parliament
Template:NZ parlbox header Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox footer He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 election as MP for Birkenhead, defeating the incumbent Jenny Kirk of the Labour Party. He remained MP for Birkenhead until the seat was abolished in the 1996 election, when he successfully stood for the new Northcote electorate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 1999 election, he was defeated by Labour's Ann Hartley by less than 300 votes. As he was not on National's party list, he left Parliament.
After politics
He now works as a Senior Sales Consultant for Prestige Realty and has been the recipient of the Top Salesperson Award for 2006 and 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Revell primarily works on Auckland's North Shore, based in Takapuna.
Revell was formerly the patron of the Monarchist League of New Zealand,<ref name="mlnz_august_2000">Template:Cite web</ref> but resigned in favour of Sir Peter Tapsell in 2000 soon after leaving Parliament.
At the 2016 Auckland elections, Revell stood for the Takapuna-Devonport local board, as part of Team George Wood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished eighth, and was not elected to the board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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