Robert Wright (New Zealand politician)
Robert Wright | |
|---|---|
| 10th Minister of Labour | |
| In office 28 November 1928 – 10 December 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Coates |
| Preceded by | George Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Veitch |
| 18th Minister of Education | |
| In office 24 May 1926 – 10 December 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Coates |
| Preceded by | James Parr |
| Succeeded by | Harry Atmore |
| 21st Mayor of Wellington | |
| In office 11 May 1921 – 13 May 1925 | |
| Preceded by | John Luke |
| Succeeded by | Charles Norwood |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Suburbs | |
| In office 10 December 1914 – 15 October 1938 | |
| Preceded by | William Henry Dillon Bell |
| Succeeded by | Harry Combs |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington South | |
| In office 2 December 1908 – 19 December 1911 | |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Hindmarsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Alexander Wright 8 August 1863 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 6 December 1947 (aged 84) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Reform (1909–35) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Coulter |
| Relations | Hercules Richard Wright (brother) |
| Children | 2 |
Robert Alexander Wright JP (8 August 1863 – 6 December 1947) was the Mayor of Wellington from 1921 to 1925, and a New Zealand politician of the Reform Party.