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Harold Edward Holt CH (5 August 1908 – 17 December 1967) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia .
Harold Holt became the 17th prime minister of Australia in January 1966, following the retirement of Sir Robert Menzies. Holt was a career politician, entering parliament at the age of 27 and becoming a government minister at the age of 31. [1]
Nov 1, 2020 · Christmas festivities were in full swing, and as the nation collectively prepared for the holiday reprieve, Australia's 17th prime minister Harold Holt set off in his maroon Pontiac, navigating a tarmac road bound by moonah trees to the entrance of Cheviot Beach.
Australia’s 17th Prime Minister. Harold Edward Holt. 26 January 1966 to 19 December 1967. Harold Holt had plenty of time to find out what being Prime Minister would be like – he served for 10 years as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party under Menzies.
Dec 16, 2017 · Fifty years ago, Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt stepped into the surf at Cheviot Beach near Melbourne and was never to be seen again.
Jul 2, 2024 · Harold Holt (born Aug. 5, 1908, Sydney—died Dec. 17, 1967, near Portsea, Victoria, Australia) was the prime minister of Australia (1966–67) who supported U.S. policies in Vietnam and sponsored the visit to Australia of Lyndon B. Johnson, the first American president-in-office to travel there.
Australia's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt was in office from 26 January 1966 to 19 December 1967, when he was officially pronounced dead after drowning at sea. Holt became member for Fawkner in 1935.
