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Gough Whitlam

Also known as Edward Gough Whitlam, E. G. Whitlam

Australian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (1916–2014)

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Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) was an author and political figure whose career began in 1941. He is the author of eight works, including *Australian public administration and the labor government*, *The Whitlam government, 1972-1975*, *Reshaping Australian industry*, *Government of the people, for the people, by the people*, and *Labor in power*. Crossref records five of his works.

Whitlam is associated with several recorded statements, including remarks on abortion and his self-assessment as a politician. His height is listed as 194. MusicBrainz identifies him as a person from GB.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Edward
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Australia
Place of death: Sydney
Occupation: minister
Position held: Treasurer of Australia
Political party: Australian Labor Party
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: Royal Australian Air Force
Military rank: flight lieutenant
Image: Gough Whitlam - ACF - crop.jpg
Height: 194
Work location: Canberra

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date of death: 2014-10-21
Commons category: Gough Whitlam
date of birth: 1916-07-11
writing language: English language
name in native language: Edward Gough Whitlam
start of work period: 1941-00-00
birth name: Edward Gough Whitlam

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Edward Gough Whitlam (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he was notable for being the head of a reformist and socially progressive government that ended with his controversial dismissal by the then governor-general of Australia, Sir John Kerr, at the climax of the 1975 constitutional crisis. Whitlam remains the only Australian prime minister to have been removed from office by a governor-general.

Whitlam was an air navigator in the Royal Australian Air Force for four years during World War II, and worked as a barrister following the war. He was first elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1952, becoming a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Werriwa. Whitlam became deputy leader of the Labor Party in 1960, and in 1967, after the retirement of Arthur Calwell, was elected leader of the party and became the Leader of the Opposition. After narrowly losing the 1969 federal election to John Gorton, Whitlam led Labor to victory at the 1972 election, after 23 years of Coalition government.

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