Rex Mason

The Honourable Rex Mason CMG QC
Mason in 1950
17th Attorney-General
In office 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949
Prime Minister	Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser
Preceded by	George Forbes
Succeeded by	Clifton Webb
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Preceded by	Jack Marshall
Succeeded by	Ralph Hanan
30th Minister of Justice
In office 6 December 1935 – 13 December 1949
Prime Minister	Michael Joseph Savage Peter Fraser
Preceded by	John Cobbe
Succeeded by	Clifton Webb
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Preceded by	Jack Marshall
Succeeded by	Ralph Hanan
18th Minister of Health
In office 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960
Prime Minister	Walter Nash
Preceded by	Ralph Hanan
Succeeded by	Norman Shelton
23rd Minister of Education
In office 30 April 1940 – 18 October 1947
Prime Minister	Peter Fraser
Preceded by	Peter Fraser
Succeeded by	Terry McCombs
26th Minister of Native Affairs
In office 7 July 1943 – 19 December 1946
Prime Minister	Peter Fraser
Preceded by	Frank Langstone
Succeeded by	Peter Fraser
10th President of the Labour Party
In office 8 April 1931 – 29 March 1932
Vice President	William Atkinson
Preceded by	Jim Thorn
Succeeded by	Bill Jordan
Personal details
Born	Henry Greathead Rex Mason (1885-06-03)3 June 1885 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	2 April 1975(1975-04-02) (aged 89) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Dulcia Martina Rockell
Children	4
Alma mater	Victoria University

Henry Greathead Rex Mason CMG QC (3 June 1885 – 2 April 1975) was a New Zealand politician. He served as Attorney General, Minister of Justice, Minister of Education, and Minister of Native Affairs, and had a significant influence on the direction of the Labour Party. The longest-serving Member of Parliament in New Zealand history, Mason served in Parliament continuously from 1926 to 1966. He is also the only person to serve as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for over 40 years.^[1]