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Clarence Farrington (Gerry) Skinner, MC, (19 January 1900 - 26 April 1962) is a former Labour politician from New Zealand, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and a Minister 1943-49 & 1957-60. The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is second most senior officer in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. ...
Sir Walter Nash, GCMG (12 February 1882–4 June 1968) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1957 to 1960 and was also highly influential in his role as Minister of Finance. ...
Right Honourable Sir John Ross Marshall GBE (March 5, 1912 – August 30, 1988), generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician. ...
Right Honourable Sir John Ross Marshall GBE (March 5, 1912 – August 30, 1988), generally known as Jack Marshall, was a New Zealand politician. ...
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The Military Cross (MC) is the third level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries. ...
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The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is second most senior officer in the Government of New Zealand, although this seniority does not necessarily translate into power. ...
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Skinner was a Member of Parliament from 1938 to 1962; he was MP for Motueka 1938 - 1946, then MP for Buller 1946 - 1962. In 1943-1949 he held several ministeries; Lands, Rehabilitation, Valuation and State Forests. From 1957 to 1960 he was Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Rehabilitation.
Walter Nash favoured Gerry Skinner and then Fred Hackett to replace him when he retired after the 1960 election, see New Zealand general election, 1963, but with the untimely deaths of first Skinner and then Hackett, Nash was replaced by Arnold Nordmeyer. Sir Walter Nash, GCMG (12 February 1882–4 June 1968) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1957 to 1960 and was also highly influential in his role as Minister of Finance. ...
The 1963 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the New Zealand Parliaments 34th term. ...
The Honourable Sir Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, ONZ, KCMG, (1901 - 1989), often later known as Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. ...
Personal Skinner was in the New Zealand Army in the Middle East in WWII, rising to the rank of Major. He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943.
Skinner married in 1924 Julia Buckley Gray.
Reference Who’s Who in New Zealand, 7th Edition 1961. |
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