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Fred Gerbic (Frederick Miroslav Gerbic) was born on 10 March, 1932 in Kaitaia, New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Fred Gerbic's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

Popular As Frederick Miroslav Gerbic
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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 10 March, 1932
Birthday 10 March
Birthplace Kaitaia, New Zealand
Date of death 29 October, 1995
Died Place Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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1932

Frederick Miroslav Gerbic (10 March 1932 – 29 October 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Gerbic was born in Kaitaia in 1932.

He became an electrical lineman and later married Joy Constance Nisbet and had three children together.

He was a trade union organiser before being appointed as Auckland's industrial conciliator.

1961

He joined the Labour Party in 1961 and from 1962 to 1965 he was a member of the New Lynn Borough Council.

1966

He became the chairman of Labour's New Lynn electorate committee but resigned as chairman in 1966 in protest of the party head office forcing the retirement of New Lynn MP Rex Mason.

1971

His home shifted from New Lynn to Onehunga and became a member of the Onehunga electorate committee in 1971.

At the 1971 local-body elections he was a Labour candidate for the Auckland Electric-Power Board, but was unsuccessful.

At the he was a campaign organiser for the MP for Onehunga Hugh Watt.

1975

When Frank Rogers (who succeeded Watt as MP for Onehunga in 1975) died in 1980, there was a mid-term vacancy in the electorate.

Gerbic put himself forward to be the Labour candidate at the ensuing by-election.

Out of thirteen candidates Gerbic was selected to stand in the seat.

After winning the Labour nomination, Gerbic took a leave of absence from his job as an Industrial Conciliator.

As he was not classified as a civil servant under the electoral act he was not obliged to resign his position.

He was cautioned in regards to his role by the Minister of Labour Jim Bolger on his future as an Industrial Conciliator in the event he lose the election.

Bolger's warning was made in retaliation to Gerbic's criticisms of the government's response to an industrial dispute holding up construction of the Mangere Bridge.

He went on to win the by-election and entered parliament.

1982

In February 1982 he was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and appointed Shadow Minister of Labour and State Services by party leader Bill Rowling.

Soon after Gerbic became Shadow Minister of Labour there were serious discussions regarding the future of affiliated trade unions in the Labour Party.

Labour was frequently attacked for being the 'party of unions' despite only 15% of unions being affiliated and providing just 8% of the annual party funds.

In February 1982 Rowling gave a speech at a Labour regional conference in Timaru where he suggested Labour should remove its formal links with trade unions, highlighting the party's public perception of being too closely linked with unions and a large demographic shift in the party membership away from the working class and towards middle-class liberals.

Gerbic supported Rowling, as did several leading union figures such as national secretary of the New Zealand Electrical and Related Trades Union Tony Neary and secretary of the Wellington Clothing Workers Union Frank Thorn who stated their belief that their affiliation fees were too high and offered little benefit in return.

Others such as Jim Knox, the secretary of the New Zealand Federation of Labour and Jim Anderton, the president of the Labour Party, were opposed and argued for a continuing union presence in the party.

By March the debate heated up with Gerbic and Rowling publicly expressing a further concern that some affiliated unions had members of other parties, in particular the Socialist Unity Party (SUP).

Anderton publicly disagreed with Gerbic stating that the SUP had no influence in the Labour Party and that "The entire membership of the SUP could be written on the back of a postage stamp."

At Labour's annual conference in May 1982 Gerbic used most of his speaking time to attack Anderton for publicly disagreeing with him over the SUP rather than advocating for the policy proposal to remove affiliates.

Gerbic's speech finished with a more booing than applause.

The conference delegates rejected the proposal and trade union affiliation remained in the Labour Party.

1983

He had a portfolio shift in 1983 when David Lange replaced Rowling as leader, being instead appointed as spokesperson for industrial conciliation and accident compensation.

After the he was appointed as an undersecretary to the Ministers of Immigration, Transport, Civil Aviation and Meteriological Services.

Gerbic was later a Minister without Portfolio, outside of cabinet, towards the end of the Fourth Labour Government.

1990

He was associate Minister of Immigration, Transport, Civil Aviation and Meteriological Services from 9 February 1990 to 2 November 1990.

Parliamentary colleague Michael Bassett described Gerbic as a "boss' man" who would always take the side of whoever was leader.

Jonathan Hunt said he had a very generous spirit and an infectious sense of humour.

He retired from politics in 1990, after he was defeated by National's Grahame Thorne.

1992

After leaving parliament Gerbic found himself centred in a political scandal when in September 1992 rebel National MP Gilbert Myles accused him of operating a graft while a minister.

Myles, under Parliamentary privilege, alleged that Gerbic took financial donations in exchange for residency approvals in his capacity as associate Minister of Immigration and in support tabled a transcript of an alleged tape recorded conversation between two Auckland Labour Party members.

Gerbic denied the allegations and maintained his innocence throughout.

The claims were investigated by John McGrath QC who found no evidence of impropriety by Gerbic and dismissed Myles' claims.

Following politics he worked for an immigration consultancy firm with former National MP Aussie Malcolm.