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Stanley Melbourne Bruce 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne CH MC FRS PC (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was the eighth Prime Minister of Australia (1923–29). Bruce made wide-ranging reforms and mounted a comprehensive nation-building program in government but his controversial handling of industrial relations led to his dramatic defeat at the polls in 1929.

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active years end date
1929-10-12, 1929-10-22, 1933-11-11
active years start date
1918-05-11, 1923-02-09, 1931-12-19
alma mater
Trinity Hall Cambridge
award
Victory Medal (United Kingdom), Military Cross, 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
birth date
1883-04-15
birth place
British Empire, Melbourne
death date
1967-08-25
governor general
Henry Forster 1st Baron Forster, John Baird 1st Viscount Stonehaven
individualised GND number
139322787
LCCN Id
nr/89/002917
military branch
British Army
military rank
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
military unit
Royal Fusiliers
monarch
George V
office
Member of the Australian Parliament for Flinders
order in office
8th Prime Minister of Australia
party
Nationalist Party of Australia, United Australia Party
religion
Anglican Church of Australia
service start year
1914-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
James Scullin, James Fairbairn, Jack Holloway

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