▁- ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Minor ities : ▁Hans ▁Otto ▁Roth ▁( 4 ▁July ▁- ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ab in ets ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁Category : C ab in ets ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Category : C ab in ets ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Roman ia <0x0A> </s> ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Richard ▁Hugh ▁Le ir ▁ ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁P entic ton , ▁BC ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Sa an icht on , ▁British ▁Columbia ), ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ▁as ▁a ▁cad et ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁after ▁att ending ▁Sh awn igan ▁Lake ▁School , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁College ▁in ▁D art mouth , ▁England , ▁continued ▁his ▁early ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁witness ed ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁battle c ru iser ▁, ▁and ▁surv ived ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁HMS ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁cru iser ▁. ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁latter , ▁he ▁was ▁officially ▁listed ▁as ▁dead ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁while ▁actually