John Falloon

[2] He was educated at Lindisfarne College and Massey University, graduating with a diploma in sheep farm management.

[4] He was first elected to Parliament in the Pahiatua by-election of 1977, replacing Sir Keith Holyoake who had been appointed Governor-General.

[2] In the 1997 New Year Honours, Falloon was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services.

[8] After resigning from Parliament at the 1996 election, Falloon worked with at-risk children and pursued business interests, such as becoming chairman of Wairarapa winery Lintz Estate.

[9][10] He had been ill for several weeks after undergoing surgery in Wellington Hospital for a brain tumour and died at his home in Bideford, near Masterton, New Zealand, in 2005.