Robert Masters
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The Honourable Robert Masters CMG |
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| 20th Minister of Education | |
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In office 22 September 1931 – 22 November 1934 |
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| Prime Minister | George Forbes |
| Preceded by | Harry Atmore |
| Succeeded by | Sydney George Smith |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Stratford |
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In office 17 December 1919 – 4 November 1925 |
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| Preceded by | John Bird Hine |
| Succeeded by | Edward Walter |
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| Born | 15 June 1879 |
| Died | 29 June 1967 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Robert Masters CMG (15 June 1879 – 29 June 1967) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party, and a cabinet minister.
Masters was born in 1879. He represented the Taranaki electorate of Stratford from 1919; though the result was declared void in the following year, he won the subsequent 1920 by-election. He was defeated by Edward Walter in 1925.
He was appointed to the New Zealand Legislative Council on 11 June 1930 and served for one seven-year term. In the Forbes Ministry, he was a Member of the Executive Council without portfolio (1930–1931). In the United/Reform Coalition, he was Minister of Education (1931–1934), and Minister of Industries and Commerce (1931–1935).
In 1935, Masters was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1953 Coronation Honours he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for public services. He died in 1967.
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