In 1997 he published remarks allegedly made to him by Prince Charles during his visit of that year, which appeared to show the Prince implicitly supports a New Zealand republic.
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In 1972, Laidlaw joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and served as Assistant to Commonwealth Secretary-General Sonny Ramphal.
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In 1986, Laidlaw became New Zealand's first resident High Commissioner to Harare, representing New Zealand's interests throughout Africa.
She was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 elections as MP for the Wellington - Karori electorate representing National and defeating Labour candidate Chris Laidlaw who had won the seat in a by-election the previous year.
Chris Christie | Chris Brown | Everybody Hates Chris | Chris Brown (American entertainer) | Chris Berman | Chris Rock | Chris Moyles | Chris Daggett | Chris | Chris Isaak | Chris Brown (American singer) | Chris Rea | Chris de Burgh | Chris Tomlin | Chris Squire | Chris Hardwick | Chris Tarrant | Chris Daughtry | Chris Paul | Chris Moneymaker | Chris Farley | Chris Evert | Chris Cooper (actor) | Chris Cooper | Chris Carter | Chris Albertson | Chris Roberts | Chris Lord-Alge | Chris Jericho | Chris Blackwell |
From 08:00 to 12:00, Rhodes Scholar Chris Laidlaw presents and Christine Cessford produces an entertainment programme of interviews, regular features, documentaries and music, Sunday Mornings.