Winston Field | |
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7th Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia | |
In office 17 December 1962 – 13 April 1964 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor | Sir Humphrey Gibbs |
Deputy | Ian Smith |
Preceded by | Edgar Whitehead |
Succeeded by | Ian Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 June 1904 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom |
Died | 17 March 1969 Salisbury, Rhodesia | (aged 64)
Political party | Rhodesian Front |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom Southern Rhodesia |
Branch/service | Rhodesian Army British Army |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | |
Winston Joseph Field CMG MBE (6 June 1904 – 17 March 1969) was a Rhodesian politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia. Field was a former Dominion Party MP who founded the Rhodesian Front political party with Ian Smith.