Gough Whitlam

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Gough Whitlam was the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, known for his ambitious social reforms and for being controversially dismissed from office in 1975.

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instanceOf Prime Minister of Australia
human
awardReceived Companion of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
conflictParticipatedIn Second World War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1916-07-11
dateOfDeath 2014-10-21
education University of Sydney NERFINISHED
electoralDistrictRepresented Werriwa NERFINISHED
endTime Leader of the Opposition (Australia):1972-12-05
Prime Minister of Australia:1975-11-11
familyName Whitlam NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy law
fullName Edward Gough Whitlam NERFINISHED
givenName Edward
Gough NERFINISHED
governorGeneralDuringDismissal John Kerr NERFINISHED
ideology social democracy
knownFor 1975 Australian constitutional crisis NERFINISHED
abolition of university tuition fees
creation of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs
establishment of no-fault divorce laws
establishment of the Australian Legal Aid system
expansion of social welfare programs in Australia
introduction of universal health care in Australia
recognition of the People’s Republic of China
support for Aboriginal land rights
withdrawing Australian troops from the Vietnam War
languageSpoken English
militaryService Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 4
occupation barrister
politician
placeOfBirth Kew, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
politicalParty Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Leader of the Opposition (Australia) NERFINISHED
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Prime Minister of Australia NERFINISHED
predecessor William McMahon NERFINISHED
religion Agnosticism
residence Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED
The Lodge, Canberra NERFINISHED
spouse Margaret Whitlam NERFINISHED
startTime Leader of the Opposition (Australia):1967-02-08
Prime Minister of Australia:1972-12-05
successor Malcolm Fraser NERFINISHED

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