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    Joseph Gordon Coates MC* PC (3 February 1878 – 27 May 1943) served as the 21st prime minister of New Zealand from 1925 to 1928. He was the third successive...
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    This is a summary of the electoral history of Gordon Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1925–28), Leader of the Reform Party (1925–36), Member of...
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    The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the Prime Minister at the time. Mincher is a garden of national significance...
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    the party. The election was won by Kaipara MP and cabinet minister Gordon Coates. After an inconclusive result at the 1922 election, the Reform Party...
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    Minister and was replaced by Gordon Coates. After giving up his portfolios in 1926, he returned to the League of Nations with Coates. In 1935, he was awarded...
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    The government was led by George Forbes of the United Party, with Gordon Coates of Reform as Minister of Finance. Prime Ministers of the United–Reform...
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    Royal Mint, but work on the design was halted by Gordon Coates in early September 1934. In November, Coates alerted the Royal Mint of issues taken with the...
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  • period under interim leader Francis Bell, Reform chose Gordon Coates as its new leader. Coates, while not regarded as politically astute, was relatively...
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    minister Gordon Coates served de facto as acting prime minister, especially during Forbes' extended stays in Britain. In July 1933, Coates appointed...
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    Dan Sullivan, Minister of Supply; Fred Jones, Minister of Defence; Gordon Coates, Minister of Armed Forces and War Co-ordination. Historically most ministers...
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