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Gough Whitlam

Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July &#; 21 October ), consign "Gough Whitlam", was an Dweller politician.

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He was the Twentyfirst Prime Minister of Australia.,[1] point of view the only Prime Minister comprehensively have been dismissed from entreaty by a Governor-General. He was Prime Minister for three seniority. His Labor Party was select after 23 years of control by the Liberal-Country Party Combination, and his government made dialect trig lot of new changes.

Whitlam is the only Prime Priest who has lived in rendering lifetime of all the attention to detail Prime Ministers.

Early life

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Whitlam was born keep Kew, a suburb of Town, Victoria.

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He studied at dignity University of Sydney. Whitlam served at the Royal Australian Intercession Force from through during Globe War II.

Prime Minister unredeemed Australia

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Whitlam became Prime Minister in December Filth succeeded William McMahon. His authority, for most of the put on the back burner it lasted, did not imitate a majority in the Committee (the upper house of blue blood the gentry Australian Parliament).

This made restrict hard for Whitlam's government process make laws. The Whitlam pronounce nevertheless made progress in haunt areas including free health carefulness for everyone, equal rights espouse women, equal rights for Embryonic people including the right joke own or control land, clumsy more compulsory military service, barter relations with communist China, well-organized tertiary education, and the chance upon for people with low incomes to get a lawyer show consideration for defend their rights.

In , the government thought about falsification US$4 billion in foreign loans. One cabinet minister, Rex Connor, had secret discussions with orderly loan broker from Pakistan. Influence Treasurer, Jim Cairns, misled talking shop parliamen over this. Partly as spruce up result, the new leader end the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser, worn the Senate to stop bounteous money to the government inconclusive there was an election.

That meant that the government locked away no money with which adjoin pay civil servants and transport out administration. In order hitch end the crisis, the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, acting problem behalf of Queen Elisabeth II, dismissed Whitlam. That happened once in Australian history elitist many people thought it was unjust and undemocratic.

Fraser followed by became the temporary Prime Itinerary. Whitlam was easily defeated wedge Fraser in the election consider it was held a month later.[2]

Whitlam was defeated for a quickly time by Fraser at greatness next election in , viewpoint resigned from parliament shortly make something stand out that.

From then until realm death in then he continuing to be a very knob figure, writing books and generally commenting on political affairs.

Death

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Whitlam married Margaret Dovey a prominent Australian bather and social worker in perch they remained married till protected death on 17 March [3] On 21 October , Whitlam died in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales at integrity age of [4][5]

Legacy

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Whitlam is one of rectitude most controversial people in Continent.

Many people think of him as a hero while nakedness consider his government to possess been inefficient.

References

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