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Edward Gough Whitlam [a] AC QC (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), of which he was the longest-serving.
Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st Prime Minister on 5 December 1972. His Labor government, the first after more than 2 decades, set out to change Australia through a wide-ranging reform program.
Aug 6, 2024 · Gough Whitlam was an Australian politician and lawyer who introduced a number of policy measures and social reforms as prime minister of Australia (1972–75), but his troubled administration was cut short when he was dismissed by the governor-general. Whitlam was born in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne.
Gough Whitlam 5 December 1972 to 11 November 1975. Gough Whitlam came into office in late 1972. The Australian Labor Party had been in opposition for 23 years, and Whitlam, who had reformed Labor’s policies, was keen to bring a program of social reform to the people of Australia.
Mar 10, 2014 · Australia's 21st prime minister and a titan of the Australian Labor Party, Edward Gough Whitlam, has died, aged 98. Mr Whitlam leaves a legacy of unprecedented and unmatched change in Australian ...
The 1st visit of an Australian prime minister to China marked Australia’s trade agreement with the People's Republic of China. Whitlam had visited China in 1971, as part of a Labor Party delegation, 1 month before United States President Nixon made his historic visit.
Gough Whitlam (1916 - 2014) was one of Australia’s most influential and controversial Prime Ministers. 1 Larger than life and with a rapier wit, he set out to transform Australia through a wide-ranging reform program. 2 While his rollercoaster term ended abruptly with his dismissal by Governor-General John Kerr, Whitlam ‘established social ...
Oct 21, 2014 · Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory have paid tribute to Gough Whitlam, describing him as a champion of land rights. Mr Whitlam died today, aged 98.
Gough Whitlam became Australia's 21st prime minister when the Labor Party won office, replacing the Liberal-Country Coalition government led by Billy McMahon.
Oct 22, 2014 · SYDNEY, Australia — Gough Whitlam, a former prime minister who introduced free university education and a national health care system in Australia — and who was also known for eclipsing ...
