Political Career
In the 1970s, while living in Camborne, he spent some time on the Porirua City Council first as an independent and later as a Labour Party representative.During his time as a Porirua City Councillor Beyer was widely respected for his sound judgement and a broad knowledge and understanding of the complex range of issues the City was dealing with. He later moved to Kelburn.
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