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Ronald Cross
Sir Ronald Hibbert Cross (1896-1968) was a British politician.
Cross was educated at Eton College and served in World War I.
At the 1931 general election, Cross was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Rossendale. He held a number of ministerial posts including Minister of Shipping and Minister of Economic Warfare during World War II. In 1941 he was sent to be High Commissioner in Australia. He returned in 1945 but lost his seat.
In 1950, Cross was elected in the seat of Ormskirk, Lancashire. He later served as Governor of Tasmania in the 1950s.
| Preceded by: New Office | Minister of Economic Warfare 1939–1940 | Followed by: Hugh Dalton |
| Preceded by: Robert Hudson | Minister of Shipping 1940 | Followed by: Office Abolished |
| Preceded by: Sir Hugh Binney | Governor of Tasmania 1951–1958 | Followed by: The Lord Rowallan |
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