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   When did Gough Whitlam become Prime Minister of Australia?

   • Gough Whitlam was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975. Whitlam was elected as Member of Parliament for the seat of Werriwa (NSW), in a by-election. Whitlam was elected as leader of the parliamentary Labor Party following the resignation of Arthur Calwell. Labor was elected to government for the first time in 23 years.

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   Who was Gough Whitlam?

   • Gough Whitlam came into office in late 1972. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) had been in opposition for 23 years, and Whitlam, who had reformed the ALP’s policies, was keen to bring a program of social reform to the people of Australia.

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   How did Whitlam change Australia?

   • Whitlam, prime minister for fewer than three years between 1972 and 1975, pushed through a raft of reforms that radically changed Australia's economic, legal and cultural landscape. The Whitlam government abolished the death penalty for federal crimes. Legal aid was established, with offices in each state capital.

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   What happened to Edward Gough Whitlam?

   • Economic woes and political mistakes resulted in the Opposition refusing to pass his government’s Budget Bills in the senate. In 1975, he became the only Prime Minister to be removed from office by the Governor-General. Edward Gough Whitlam (commonly known by his middle name, Gough) was born in Kew, Melbourne, on 11 July 1916.

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   How many bills did Gough Whitlam enact?

   • Three days later, Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st prime minister. In the 1,071 days the Whitlam government held office, it enacted 508 bills (including more than 200 in its first year). Major areas where the government affected change included:

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   How long did the Whitlam Government last?

   • The Whitlam government, however, was short-lived, being controversially dismissed by Governor-General Sir John Kerr on 11 November 1975. The Liberal–Country Party coalition held power in Australia from 1949 to 1972. Over that period they won nine consecutive elections and Robert Menzies became Australia’s longest-serving prime minister, 1949–66.

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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 December 1972 to November 1975.

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   Whitlam became Prime Minister on 5 December 1972, following Labor's victory at the general election. Campaigning on the theme, ‘It’s Time’ – that is, time for a Labor government after 23 years of Liberal–Country Party rule.

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   Gough Whitlam was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975. On this page. 1950 to 1959. 1960 to 1969. 1970 to 1979. 1950 to 1959. 29 Nov 1952: 1st elected to Federal Parliament. Whitlam was elected as Member of Parliament for the seat of Werriwa (NSW), in a by-election. 1960 to 1969. 8 Feb 1967: Labor leader.

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   Sep 25, 2024 · Gough Whitlam was an Australian politician and lawyer who introduced a number of policy measures and social reforms as prime minister of Australia (1972–75), but his troubled administration was cut short when he was dismissed by the governor-general. Whitlam was born in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne.

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   Dec 1, 2014 · ON 5 DECEMBER 1972, Gough Whitlam was sworn into government as Australia’s first Labor prime minister since 1949. He would last less than three years in the position, but introduced a raft of reforms in that time.

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   On 31 October 1973 Whitlam became the first Australian prime minister to visit China, opening up significant new trade relations. Whitlam saw Australia’s new outlook in foreign affairs as a moment of national self-assertion and maturity: ‘We have sought a more distinctive and independent role … especially in our own region’ (Whitlam 1974).

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   Sep 18, 2024 · On 5 December 1972 Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st Prime Minister, and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) formed its first government in 23 years. The new government proved to be resolutely reformist and enacted an unprecedented amount of legislation that would do much to create a new Australian identity for the next decades.