Gough Whitlam
Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (1916-2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014), known "Gough Whitlam", was an Australian politician. He was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia.,[1] and the only Prime Minister to have been dismissed from office by a Governor-General. He was Prime Minister for three years. His Labor Party was elected after 23 years of government by the Liberal-Country Party Coalition, and his government made a lot of new changes. Whitlam is the only Prime Minister who has lived in the lifetime of all the other Prime Ministers.
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Gough Whitlam | |
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21st Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 | |
In office 5 December 1972 – 11 November 1975 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir Paul Hasluck Sir John Kerr |
Deputy | Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean |
Preceded by | William McMahon |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Fraser |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 December 1972 – 6 November 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | Nigel Bowen |
Succeeded by | Don Willesee |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1977 | |
Deputy | Frank Crean Tom Uren |
Preceded by | Malcolm Fraser |
Succeeded by | Bill Hayden |
In office 9 February 1967 – 5 December 1972 | |
Deputy | Lance Barnard |
Preceded by | Arthur Calwell |
Succeeded by | Billy Snedden |
Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 9 February 1967 – 22 December 1977 | |
Deputy | Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean Tom Uren |
Preceded by | Arthur Calwell |
Succeeded by | Bill Hayden |
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 7 March 1960 – 9 February 1967 | |
Leader | Arthur Calwell |
Preceded by | Arthur Calwell |
Succeeded by | Lance Barnard |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Gough Whitlam (1916-07-11)11 July 1916 Kew, Melbourne, Australia |
Died | 21 October 2014(2014-10-21) (aged 98) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Whitlam (m. 1942-2012) |
Children | Tony Nicholas Stephen Catherine |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Profession | Barrister |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia |
Branch/service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Unit | No. 13 Squadron RAAF |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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