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Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) Australian politician was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. Gorton is the only Australian Senator to have become Prime Minister.

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active years end date
1968-02-01, 1971-03-10, 1975-11-11
active years start date
1950-02-22, 1968-01-10, 1968-02-24
alma mater
Brasenose College Oxford
battle
World War II
birth date
1911-09-09
birth place
Australia, Victoria (Australia), Melbourne
country
Australia
death date
2002-05-19
death place
New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
deputy
Doug Anthony, John McEwen
governor general
Paul Hasluck, Richard Casey Baron Casey
military rank
Flight lieutenant
military unit
No. 77 Squadron RAAF, No. 232 Squadron RAF, No._61_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF
monarch
Elizabeth II
office
Senator for Victoria
order in office
19th Prime Minister of Australia
party
Liberal Party of Australia
region
Division of Higgins
religion
Agnosticism, Anglicanism
spouse
Bettina Gorton
successor
William McMahon, Roger Shipton, Ivor Greenwood

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