Background
Marshall, Cedric Russell was born on February 15, 1936 in Nelson, New Zealand. Son of Cedric Thomas and Gladys Margaret (Hopley) Marshall.
Marshall, Cedric Russell was born on February 15, 1936 in Nelson, New Zealand. Son of Cedric Thomas and Gladys Margaret (Hopley) Marshall.
Student, Nelson College, New Zealand, 1949-1952; student, Christchurch Teachers College, 1953-1954; student, Trinity Theological College, Auckland, New Zealand, 1958-1960; diploma in Teaching, Canterbury U., Christchurch, New Zealand, 1963.
Teacher, Nelson Education Board, 1955-1956; Methodist minister, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1960-1966; Methodist minister, Masterton, New Zealand, 1967-1971; teacher, Wanganui High School, New Zealand, 1972; member, Wairarapa Labour Electorate Committee, Wanganui, 1969-1971; Member of Parliament, Parliament, New Zealand, 1972-1990; Member of Parliament, Labour education spokesman, Parliament, New Zealand, 1975-1984; Chief Opposition Whip, Parliament, 1978-1979; member, Labour Party Executive, 1977-1978; minister education, Government New Zealand, 1984-1987; minister environmental, Government New Zealand, 1984-1986; minister conservation, Government New Zealand, 1986-1987; minister foreign affairs, disarmament and arms control, Government New Zealand, 1987-1990; minister, Pacific Island Affairs, 1988-1990.
Member Wanganui City Council, 1983-1984, Wanganui Regional Development Council, 1973-1990. Chairman national commission Unesco, since 1990, Africa Information Center, since 1991.
Children: Philip, Timothy, Susannah. Married Barbara May Watson, January 14, 1961.