Jerry Skinner

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.

The Honourable
Jerry Skinner
MC
Skinner c. 1950
3rd Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office
12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byJack Marshall
Succeeded byJack Marshall
21st Minister of Agriculture
In office
12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded bySidney Walter Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Gillespie
32nd Minister of Lands
In office
12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime MinisterWalter Nash
Preceded byGeoff Gerard
Succeeded byGeoff Gerard
In office
29 October 1943 – 13 December 1949
Prime MinisterPeter Fraser
Preceded byJim Barclay
Succeeded byErnest Corbett
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Buller
In office
27 November 1946 – 26 April 1962
Preceded byPaddy Webb
Succeeded byBill Rowling
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Motueka
In office
15 October 1938 – 27 November 1946
Preceded byKeith Holyoake
Personal details
Born19 January 1900
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died26 April 1962(1962-04-26) (aged 62)
Tākaka, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Julia Buckley Gray
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(m. 1924; died 1957)​
    Lois Mehaffey
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    (m. 1958)​
    Children2
    AwardsMilitary Cross
    Military service
    AllegianceNew Zealand Army
    Years of service1939–43
    Rank Major
    Battles/warsWorld War II
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