Clarence Skinner (politician)
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| Hon. Clarence Skinner | |
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| In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| Constituency | Motueka, Buller |
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| Born | 19 January 1900 Melbourne,  Australia |
| Died | 26 April 1962 (aged 62) New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
Clarence Farrington Skinner, MC, (known as Gerry or Jerry; 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 - 1949 and 1957 - 1960.
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[edit] Member of Parliament
Skinner was a Member of Parliament from 1938 to 1962; he was MP for Motueka 1938 - 1946 (having defeated new MP Keith Holyoake in 1938), then MP for Buller 1946 - 1962.
[edit] Cabinet minister
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.
Following the Labour defeat at the 1960 election, Walter Nash favoured Gerry Skinner and then Fred Hackett to replace him when he retired as leader, but with the untimely deaths of first Skinner and then Hackett, Nash was replaced by Arnold Nordmeyer when he resigned following the 1963 election.
[edit] 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 for Mine Clearing in North Africa.
Skinner married in 1924 Julia Buckley Gray.
[edit] References
Who’s Who in New Zealand, 7th Edition 1961.
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