Rex Mason | |
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17th Attorney-General | |
In office 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser |
Preceded by | George Forbes |
Succeeded by | Clifton Webb |
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
Succeeded by | Ralph Hanan |
30th Minister of Justice | |
In office 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser |
Preceded by | John Cobbe |
Succeeded by | Clifton Webb |
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
Preceded by | Jack Marshall |
Succeeded by | Ralph Hanan |
18th Minister of Health | |
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Walter Nash |
Preceded by | Ralph Hanan |
Succeeded by | Norman Shelton |
23rd Minister of Education | |
In office 30 April 1940 – 18 October 1947 | |
Prime Minister | Peter Fraser |
Preceded by | Peter Fraser |
Succeeded by | Terry McCombs |
26th Minister of Native Affairs | |
In office 7 July 1943 – 19 December 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Peter Fraser |
Preceded by | Frank Langstone |
Succeeded by | Peter Fraser |
10th President of the Labour Party | |
In office 8 April 1931 – 29 March 1932 | |
Vice President | William Atkinson |
Preceded by | Jim Thorn |
Succeeded by | Bill Jordan |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Greathead Rex Mason 3 June 1885 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 2 April 1975 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 89)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Dulcia Martina Rockell |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Victoria University |
Henry Greathead Rex Mason CMG QC (3 June 1885 – 2 April 1975) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and Minister of Native Affairs, and had a significant influence on the direction of the Labour Party. The longest-serving Member of Parliament in New Zealand history, Mason served in Parliament continuously from 1926 to 1966. He is also the only person to serve as an Member of the New Zealand Parliament for over 40 years.[1]