Michael Crozier

Michael Crozier
5th President of ACT New Zealand
In office 2009–2010
Vice President	Dave Moore (2009–2010) Bruce Haycock (2010–2011)
Leader	Rodney Hide
Preceded by	Garry Mallett
Succeeded by	Chris Simmons
Personal details
Born	Michael Henry Crozier (1937-06-08)8 June 1937
Died	21 July 2012(2012-07-21) (aged 75)
Political party	ACT
Alma mater	University of Canterbury
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Thesis	The spectra of rare ions in crystals (1962)

Michael Henry Crozier (8 June 1937 – 21 July 2012) was a New Zealand politician and physicist. He was the fifth president of ACT New Zealand, a libertarian right-wing political party.

Crozier was elected as the ACT New Zealand president in March 2009, defeating Chris Simmons. Crozier resigned five months before his two-year term was to finish to take a long-planned trip to Europe with his wife. Chris Simmons was confirmed as the new president by the ACT New Zealand board on 21 October 2010.

Crozier had a PhD in physics, and was chief scientist at the Ministry of Defence.[1] He died on 21 July 2012.[1]

References

1. "ACT Mourns Loss Of Former Party President Michael Crozier". www.scoop.co.nz. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

• Act plays down attempt on leadership, Published: 9:23PM Sunday December 20, 2009 Source: NZPA Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• John Armstrong: Act's silence wrong
• Hide denies forcing Act president to quit in row over critic

Party political offices
Preceded by Garry Mallett	President of ACT New Zealand 2006–2009	Succeeded by Chris Simmons