Robert D. Hales

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Robert D. Hales

Full name	Robert Dean Hales
Born	August 24, 1932 (1932-08-24) (age 75)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
LDS Church Apostle
Called by	Ezra Taft Benson
Ordained	April 7, 1994 (aged 61)
Reason for ordination	Death of Marvin J. Ashton

For other persons named Robert Hales, see Robert Hales (disambiguation).

Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Born in New York City, New York, Hales has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve since April 2, 1994. He was ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. Hales was also the eleventh presiding bishop of the LDS Church between 1985 and 1994, an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1975 and 1976, and a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy between 1976 and 1985. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Hales is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. His father Rulon Hales was a successful artist.

Hales serves as a member of the Church Board of Education that governs the Church Educational System. He has degrees from the University of Utah and Harvard Business School. Hales was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force and was president of the England London Mission in the late 1970s.

During his professional business career, Hales served in executive positions with four major national companies. After joining the Gillette Co., he became president of the Papermate, a division of Gillette. Then he joined Max Factor as a vice president, and later headed Hughes Television Network. Just prior to his call to be a general authority, he was president of the Chesebrough-Pond's.

As a native of New York City, Hales is often the church's point man on dealing with issues in the city. He was involved in some of the early planning that lead to the building of the Manhattan New York Temple.

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LDS Church biography
"Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve," Ensign, May 1994, pp. 105–106

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Preceded by Victor L. Brown	Presiding Bishop 1985—1994	Succeeded by Merrill J. Bateman
Preceded by Richard G. Scott	Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 7, 1994—	Succeeded by Jeffrey R. Holland

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