Former National MP Chester Borrows has died, aged 65.

He was diagnosed with cancer last year.

Borrows campaigned in two elections before winning the Whanganui seat in 2005, which he held for four terms.

He served as Courts Minister and Deputy Speaker of the House in John Key's Government, before retiring in 2017.

Andrew Dickens reflected on the political legacy of Chester Borrows after his death.

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