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Edward Gough Whitlam [a] AC QC (11 July 1916 – 21 October 2014) was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from 1972 to 1975. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), of which he was the longest-serving.
Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st Prime Minister on 5 December 1972. His Labor government, the first after more than 2 decades, set out to change Australia through a wide-ranging reform program.
Learn about the life and achievements of Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia who led a reformist Labor government from 1972 to 1975. Find out how he ended conscription, recognised China, introduced Medibank, and faced a constitutional crisis that led to his dismissal.
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Jul 14, 2020 · Newly released letters show the Queen's representative in Australia, Governor-General Sir John Kerr, dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam without informing the Queen. The letters also reveal the Palace's views on the constitutional crisis and the governor-general's powers.
In 1941 he enlisted in the RAAF, marrying Margaret Dovey the following year.4 They had four children. Discharged in 1945, Whitlam resumed his legal studies at the University of Sydney and was admitted to the Bar in 1947, taking silk in 1962. He entered federal Parliament in a 1952 by-election for Werriwa (NSW).
Mar 10, 2014 · A tribute to the life and legacy of Edward Gough Whitlam, Australia's 21st prime minister and a titan of the Labor Party. He led the ALP to power in 1972 with the slogan "It's Time" and faced the constitutional crisis of the Dismissal in 1975.
Gough Whitlam became Australia's 21st prime minister when the Labor Party won office, replacing the Liberal-Country Coalition government led by Billy McMahon. Born 11 July 1916
