| The Honourable Clarence Skinner MP, MC |
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| 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Motueka |
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| In office 1938 – 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Holyoake |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Buller |
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| In office 1946 – 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Paddy Webb |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rowling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1900 Melbourne, Australia |
| Died | 26 April 1962 (aged 62) New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Buckley Gray (married 1924) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Clarence Farrington Skinner, MC, (19 January 1900 – 26 April 1962) (also known as Gerry or Jerry) was a Labour politician from New Zealand, former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and a Minister 1943–1949 and 1957–1960 in the First and Second Labour governments.
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Skinner was in the New Zealand Army in the Middle East in World War II, rising to the rank of Major. He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1943 for Mine Clearing in North Africa.
Skinner married Julia Buckley Gray in 1924.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Motueka | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Motueka | Labour | |
| 1946–1949 | 28th | Buller | Labour | |
| 1949–1951 | 29th | Buller | Labour | |
| 1951–1954 | 30th | Buller | Labour | |
| 1954–1957 | 32nd | Buller | Labour | |
| 1957–1960 | 33rd | Buller | Labour | |
| 1960–1962 | 34th | Buller | Labour | |
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.
In 1943–1949 he held several ministries; 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 deaths of first Skinner and then Hackett, Nash was replaced by Arnold Nordmeyer when he resigned following the 1963 election.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jack Marshall |
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Jack Marshall |
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
| Preceded by Keith Holyoake |
Member of Parliament for Motueka 1938–1946 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Paddy Webb |
Member of Parliament for Buller 1946–1962 |
Succeeded by Bill Rowling |