Whitlam, Gough
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Birthname | Edward Gough Whitlam | ||||
born on | 11 July 1916 at 07:20 (= 07:20 AM ) | ||||
Place | Kew, Australia, 37s49, 145e02 | ||||
Timezone | AEST h10e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Australian politician who joined the ALP in 1945 and on 11/29/1952, won the federal seat of Werriwa. On 3/07/1960 he was elected Deputy leader of the Labor Party and on 4/27/1966, failed in a leadership challenge against Arthur Calwell. On 2/08/1967 he was elected ALP leader and on 10/25/1969 was defeated by John Gorton in the federal election.
Whitlam served in the RAAF during WW II and passed the Bar in 1947. He married Margaret Dovey on 4/22/1942; three sons, one daughter.
On 12/02/1972 Whitlam became the first Labor Prime Minster in 23 years. He was the first Australian PM to make a visit to China, on 10/31/1973, and was re-elected on 5/18/1974. After the Senate blocked supply, he and his government were dismissed on 11/11/1975 and on 12/13/1975, Malcolm Fraser's Liberals swept into power. Whitlam resigned from Parliament on 7/31/1978 and he was appointed ambassador to UNESCO on 5/04/1983. Whitlam published "The Truth of the Matter" in 1979.
Gough Whitlam died aged 98 in the morning of 21 October 2014 at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Hawke, Bob (born 9 December 1929)
- associate relationship with Nation: Australia (Inauguration) (born 1 January 1901). Notes: 21st Prime Minister, 1972-1975
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Bjelke-Petersen, Joh (born 13 January 1911). Notes: Political opponent
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Fraser, Malcolm (born 21 May 1930). Notes: Political opponent
Events
- Social : Joined group 1945 (Joined the ALP political party)
- Social : End a program of study 1947 (Passed the bar exam)
- Work : Gain social status 29 November 1952 (Elected into the federal seat of Werriwa)
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- Work : Lose social status 11 November 1975 (Malcolm Fraser's Liberal Party takes over power)
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- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1979 (Book released)
Source Notes
Dennis Sutton givies a rectified time of 7:19:32 AM from unspecified data stated by his family, given in Sutton's 50 Australian charts, published 1996.
Sy Scholfield confirms date and place of birth from birth notice: "WHITLAM (nee Maddocks). - On the 11th July, at "Ngara," Rowland-street, East Kew, to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Whitlam - a son (Edward Gough)." (The Age/The Argus, 22 July 1916, p. 1). [1]
Categories
- Traits : Personality : Idealist (Visionary)
- Traits : Personality : Vain/ Self-absorbed
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (4 Children)
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Flight Lieutenant, World War II)
- Vocation : Politics : Diplomat (Ambassador to UNESCO)
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state (Australian Prime Minister)
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Labor Party)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Prime Minister)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Pages with broken file links
- 1916 births
- Birthday 11 July
- Birthplace Kew, AUSTL
- Sun 18 Cancer
- Moon 18 Scorpio
- Asc 13 Cancer
- 2014 deaths
- Traits : Personality : Idealist
- Traits : Personality : Vain/ Self-absorbed
- Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Politics : Diplomat
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation
- Vocation : Politics : Public office
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction