Tom Skinner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tom Skinner

New Zealand trade union leader, and rugby league administrator

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1909

Place of Birth: Mangaweka, Manawatu-Wanganui Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1991

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Thomas Edward Skinner (18 April 1909 – 11 November 1991) was a New Zealand politician and Trades Union leader. Sir Tom served as President of the Auckland Trades Council from 1954 to 1976, and President of the New Zealand Federation of Labour from 1959 until 1979.
Skinner was known as a conciliatory and accommodating political leader, and in the 1970s he was seen as the voice of unionism in New Zealand.
He served on several international union forums, including a spell as a member of the body controlling the International Labour Organization.
He was instrumental in founding the Shipping Corporation of New Zealand, and was knighted in 1976.