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Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, having previously been a senator for Victoria.
Learn about John Gorton, the only senator to become Prime Minister of Australia. Find out about his career, achievements, controversies and downfall in this biography from the National Museum of Australia.
Learn about the life and career of John Gorton, the only Australian prime minister to come from the Senate. From his early years in Melbourne and Oxford, to his wartime service, political rise and fall, and legacy.
- Geoffrey Browne
May 29, 2024 · Sir John Grey Gorton was a statesman who, as prime minister of Australia (1968–71), maintained his country’s military commitment in Vietnam and expanded the role of the federal government in education, science, and taxation. After distinguished service as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 19, 2002 · On 10 January 1968, John Gorton became the 19th Prime Minister in unusual circumstances. He was elected Liberal Party leader to replace Harold Holt, who had disappeared the previous month while swimming off the Victorian coast, and was presumed dead.
Jul 24, 1993 · Learn about John Gorton, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971, and his personal and political profile. Find out his birth, education, marriage, honours, portfolios and memberships.
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John Gorton became Australia's 19th prime minister when the Liberal Party elected him leader after the disappearance of Harold Holt while swimming at Cheviot Beach in Portsea, Victoria. Born 9 September 1911
