Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (pronounced /ˈɡɒf/ goff), is a former Australian politician, representing the New South Wales seat of Werriwa, and 21st Prime Minister of Australia.
A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Whitlam entered Federal Parliament after winning the 1952 Werriwa by-election. In 1960 Whitlam was elected deputy leader of the ALP and in 1967, following the resignation of Arthur C...
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Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (pronounced /ˈɡɒf/ goff), is a former Australian politician, representing the New South Wales seat of Werriwa, and 21st Prime Minister of Australia.
A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Whitlam entered Federal Parliament after winning the 1952 Werriwa by-election. In 1960 Whitlam was elected deputy leader of the ALP and in 1967, following the resignation of Arthur Calwell after a disastrous election defeat the year before, he assumed the federal Labor leadership and thus Leader of the Opposition.
After falling short of gaining enough seats to win government at the 1969 election, Whitlam led the Labor Party to victory at the 1972 election after 23 years of Liberal-Country Party government. After winning the 1974 election, he was dismissed in 1975 by Governor-General Sir John Kerr following a protracted constitutional crisis, and lost the subsequent 1975 election. He is the only Australian Prime Minister...
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