Ben Roberts (politician)
Benjamin Roberts in 1935.
Benjamin Roberts (1880 – 17 November 1952) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and a Cabinet Minister.
Biography
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1935–1938 | 25th | Wairarapa | Labour | |
| 1938–1943 | 26th | Wairarapa | Labour | |
| 1943–1946 | 27th | Wairarapa | Labour | |
Roberts was born in 1880. He was elected to Parliament in the Wairarapa electorate in 1935, and remained a member of parliament to 1946, when he retired.[1]
He was Minister for Agriculture and Marketing, and Minister of Marketing, from 1943 to 1946 in the First Labour Government under Peter Fraser.[2][3]
Roberts died in 1952.[1] His wife, Mary Roberts, had died in 1936.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 Wilson 1985, p. 231.
- ↑ Taylor, Nancy M. (1986). "The Home Front Volume II - Chapter 24 — Victory at Last". Wellington: Historical Publications Branch. p. 1224. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 84.
- ↑ "Obituary". The Evening Post. CXXII (52). 29 August 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
References
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). From the Cradle to the Grave: a biography of Michael Joseph Savage. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00138-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander McLeod |
Member of Parliament for Wairarapa 1935–1949 |
Succeeded by Bertie Cooksley |
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