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G) Hon JK (Jim) McLay, QSO Jim McLay is a former New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1975 to 1987. On retirement from politics he received the Queens Service Order (QSO) for public services. He is now Principal of JK McLay Limited in Auckland and Chairman of Macquarie New Zealand Limited, part of the Macquarie Bank (Australia) group. He is a director of several other companies including publicly-listed Evergreen Forests Limited; and is an alternate director of General Foods Corporation (NZ) Limited and other companies in the Tip Top group. He holds an LLb degree from the University of Auckland; and EMP from Pennsylvania State University. Jim McLay acts as consultant and adviser to a number of national and multi-national companies. He is an expert on Pacific Basin affairs, with extensive background, experience and contacts in politics and business in the region. He has been involved in numerous international business transactions and is an accredited World Bank consultant. In addition to his corporate advisory work, his recent public policy roles include - • Chairman, Roading Advisory Group, to advise Government on road funding reform. • Facilitator, inquiry into statutory standards for earthquake-prone buildings. • Chairman, Wholesale Electricity Market Development Study (WEMS) and the subsequent Wholesale Electricity Mazket Development Group (WEMDG). • Independent adviser to Electricity Industry Committee. • Joint Contract Agent to negotiate Electricity Mazket Service Provider contracts. • Chairman, 1991 review of defence funding and financial management. • Member, Ministerial Working Party to review Accident Compensation scheme. • Member, "Eminent Persons Group" to advise on accident compensation issues. • New Zealand Commissioner to International Whaling Commission.