Ben Chifley
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Ben Chifley was an influential Australian Labor Party leader and Prime Minister (1945–1949) known for his postwar reconstruction policies and expansion of the welfare state.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Chifley | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Australian Labor Party ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | myocardial infarction ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Chifley College, New South Wales
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Chifley Tower, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ Suburb of Chifley in Canberra ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-06-13 ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Benedict Chifley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Benedict
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Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Irish descent ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
development of national infrastructure projects
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expansion of social security in Australia ⓘ full employment policy in postwar Australia ⓘ support for public housing programs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | John Curtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Snowy Mountains Scheme
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bank nationalisation policy ⓘ expansion of the Australian welfare state ⓘ postwar reconstruction in Australia ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Ben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpeech | The Light on the Hill speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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train driver ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1949-12-19 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1945-07-13 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Division of Macquarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Labor Left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
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Prime Minister of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasurer of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Curtin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth McKenzie Chifley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Robert Menzies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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