John Curtin

Tags: Prime Minister.

John Joseph Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who was the 14th Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945 and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1935 to 1945. Having first formed a minority government in 1941 Curtin went on to lead Labor to its greatest ever election victory in 1943 winning two thirds of seats in the House of Representatives and over 58% of the two-party preferred vote.

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active years end date

1931-12-19, 1941-10-07, 1945-07-05

active years start date

1928-11-17, 1934-09-15, 1935-09-23, 1941-10-07

birth date

1885-01-08

birth place

British Empire, Creswick Victoria, Victoria (Australia)

death date

1945-07-05

death place

Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia

deputy

Frank Forde

governor general

Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester, Alexander Hore-Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie

monarch

George VI

nationality

Australians

order in office

Leader of the Opposition, Member of the Australian Parliament, Leader of the Labor Party, 14th Prime Minister of Australia, for Fremantle

party

Australian Labor Party

religion

Agnosticism, Catholic Church

successor

Kim Edward Beazley, Arthur Fadden, Frank Forde, William Watson (Australian politician)