AGES OF MINISTERS.
YOUNGER THAN LAST CABINET
The average age of members of the new Cabinet is about 56 years, as compared with about 62 years in the case of Mr Forbes’ Cabinet. The youngest members are Mr H. G. R. Mason and Mr P. C. Webb, who are both 50. . Mr W. Lee Martin, Minister of Agriculture, is the eldest, being 65 years old. Details of the ages of members are as follow: —Mr M. J. Savage, 63; Mr Lee Martin, 65; Mr R. Semple, 62; Hon. Mark Fagan, 62; Mr H. T. Armstrong, 60; Mr W. -E. Parry, 57; Mr W. Nash, 53; Mr D. G. Sullivan, 53; Mr F. Langstone, 52; Mr P. Fraser, 51; Mr F. Jones, 51; Mr Mason, 50; Mr Webb, 50.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 8, 7 December 1935, Page 2
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128AGES OF MINISTERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 8, 7 December 1935, Page 2
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