Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (/ˈɡɒf ˈwɪtləm/ born 11 July 1916) is an Australian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975 and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1967 to 1977. Whitlam led Labor to power for the first time in 23 years at the 1972 election; he went on to win the 1974 election before being controversially dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr at the climax of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.
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active years end date
1967-02-09, 1972-12-05, 1975-11-11, 1977-12-22
active years start date
1960-03-07, 1967-02-09, 1972-12-05, 1975-11-11
alma mater
University of Sydney
battle
World War II
birth date
1916-07-11
birth name
Edward Gough Whitlam
birth place
Melbourne, Kew Victoria
child
Nicholas Whitlam, Tony Whitlam
deputy
Jim Cairns, Frank Crean, Lance Barnard, Tom Uren
governor general
John Kerr (governor-general), Paul Hasluck
military branch
Royal Australian Air Force
military rank
Flight lieutenant
military unit
No. 13 Squadron RAAF
monarch
Elizabeth II
office
Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Leader of the Labor Party, Leader of the Labor Party
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