Coates of the Kaipara.

In the course of his political career Gordon Coates (1878-1943) experienced the extremes of popular adulation and contempt. Handsome, young and debonair, with the common touch, he was a successful minister in the early 1920s and seemed full of promise when he became Prime Minister in 1925 on the dea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bassett, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Auckland University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Coates, Gordon, > 1878-1943.
Coates, Gordon, > 1878-1943
Prime ministers > New Zealand > Biography.
Coates, Gordon > 1878-1943.
New Zealand > Politics and government.
Premiers ministres > Nouvelle-Zélande > Biographies.
Politics and government
Prime ministers
Nouvelle-Zélande > Politique et gouvernement.
New Zealand
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the course of his political career Gordon Coates (1878-1943) experienced the extremes of popular adulation and contempt. Handsome, young and debonair, with the common touch, he was a successful minister in the early 1920s and seemed full of promise when he became Prime Minister in 1925 on the death of W.F. Massey. Ten years later, after serving as Minister of Finance in the coalition government during the Depression, his reputation had sunk to its lowest ebb. He went on to serve with distinction in the War Cabinet, winning the confidence and respect of former Labour opponents. Dying suddenl.
Notas:NotesBibliography; Index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (333 pages)
ISBN:9781869407902
1869407903

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