Jerry Skinner
Jerry Skinner | |
|---|---|
Skinner c. 1950 | |
| 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Jack Marshall |
| 21st Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Sidney Walter Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Gillespie |
| 32nd Minister of Lands | |
| In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
| Preceded by | Geoff Gerard |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Gerard |
| In office 29 October 1943 – 13 December 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter Fraser |
| Preceded by | Jim Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Corbett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Buller | |
| In office 27 November 1946 – 26 April 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Paddy Webb |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rowling |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Motueka | |
| In office 15 October 1938 – 27 November 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Keith Holyoake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1900 Melbourne, Colony of Victoria |
| Died | 26 April 1962 (aged 62) Tākaka, Tasman, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouses | Julia Buckley Gray
(m. 1924; died 1957)Lois Mehaffey (m. 1958) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Military Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | New Zealand Army |
| Years of service | 1939–43 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Clarence Farrington Skinner MC (19 January 1900 – 26 April 1962), commonly known as Jerry or Gerry Skinner, was a Labour politician from New Zealand, the third deputy prime minister of New Zealand between 1957 and 1960, and a minister from 1943 to 1949 and 1957 to 1960 in the First and Second Labour governments.