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Malcolm Fraser
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Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (1930-2015)
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John Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) was an Australian politician and head of government. A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, he served as Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Defence. Born in Toorak, Fraser was educated at Magdalen College and worked in Canberra. He was a candidate in the 1975 Australian federal election.
Fraser spoke and wrote in English. He received the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class. He had four children and died in Melbourne.
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Governors general
- John Kerr Zelman Cowen Ninian Stephen
- Deputy
- Doug Anthony
- Preceded by
- Gough Whitlam
- Succeeded by
- Bob Hawke
- Prime minister
- Gough Whitlam
- Born
- John Malcolm Fraser , ( 1930-05-21 ) 21 May 1930, Melbourne , Victoria, Australia
- Died
- 20 March 2015 (2015-03-20) (aged 84), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Resting place
- Melbourne General Cemetery
- Party
- Liberal (until 2010)
- Spouse
- Tamara "Tamie" Beggs ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 9 December 1956</span>"}]]}'>1956 )
- Parent
- Neville Fraser (father)
- Relatives
- Simon Fraser Sr. (grandfather) Simon Fraser Jr. (uncle)
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Fraser
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Toorak
- Place of death
- Melbourne
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Malcolm Fraser 1966.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Canberra
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- Commons category
- Malcolm Fraser
- date of birth
- 1930-05-21
- date of death
- 2015-03-20
- name in native language
- John Malcolm Fraser
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Malcolm Fraser (/ˈfreɪzər/; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian farmer and politician who was the 22nd prime minister of Australia, serving from 1975 to 1983. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and is the fourth longest-serving prime minister in Australian history.
Fraser was raised on his father's sheep stations, and after studying at Magdalen College, Oxford, returned to Australia to take over the family property in the Western District of Victoria. After an initial defeat in 1954, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 1955 federal election, as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Wannon. He was 25 at the time, making him one of the youngest people ever elected to parliament. He is the latest Prime Minister as of 2025 to represent a rural constituency. When Harold Holt became prime minister in 1966, Fraser was appointed Minister for the Army. After Holt's disappearance and replacement by John Gorton, Fraser became Minister for Education and Science (1968–1969) and then Minister for Defence (1969–1971). In 1971, Fraser resigned from cabinet and denounced Gorton as "unfit to hold the great office of prime minister"; this precipitated the replacement of Gorton with William McMahon. He subsequently returned to his old education and science portfolio.
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