Gough Whitlam Research Paper
Prime Minister Project
1. Name: Mr. Edward Gough Whitlam.
2. Date, Place of Birth and Education: Gough Whitlam was born on the July 11th 1916 at Kew in Victoria. When he was two, he moved to Sydney with his parents, father Harry Fred Whitlam, mother Martha and a younger sister, Freda. He attended Knox Grammar school and joined Canberra Grammar school when he was 11. At 18, he studied Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney and graduated in 1938. Now Whitlam has two sons, Tony Whitlam and Nicholas Whitlam.
3. Date Serving as a Prime Minister: Whitlam became the 21st prime minister of Australia on the 5th December 1972. He served about three years as an Australian prime minister but unfortunately, he was sacked by John Kerr on 11th November 1975. Before serving as a Prime Minister Whitlam was a candidate and a backbencher.
4. Political parties and electorate details: Gough Whitlam was in charge of the labour party and represented the seat (was the electorate of) of Werriwa but then the Werriwa …show more content…
Life before and after being prime minister: Whitlam’s father was a servant of the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor. So he received good education and association from his father. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, Gough Whitlam remained at St. Pauls College to start his law and politics study. Gough Whitlam also participated in World War 2 as a reserve. While he was doing RAAF, he met Margaret Elaine Dovey and later married with her. He wanted to be a RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) and trained as a navigator and a bomber. While he was training he was also studying law for two years. After studies he was chosen by Bert Lazzarini to be in the labour party. He was a candidate and a backbencher. Later he was selected to be a Prime minister by the labour party. After being prime minister for 3 years he had an election with opposition leader Malcolm Fraser. On the 11th of November 1975, Whitlam’s government was dismissed by Governor Journal Mr John
1. Name: Mr. Edward Gough Whitlam.
2. Date, Place of Birth and Education: Gough Whitlam was born on the July 11th 1916 at Kew in Victoria. When he was two, he moved to Sydney with his parents, father Harry Fred Whitlam, mother Martha and a younger sister, Freda. He attended Knox Grammar school and joined Canberra Grammar school when he was 11. At 18, he studied Bachelor of Arts at University of Sydney and graduated in 1938. Now Whitlam has two sons, Tony Whitlam and Nicholas Whitlam.
3. Date Serving as a Prime Minister: Whitlam became the 21st prime minister of Australia on the 5th December 1972. He served about three years as an Australian prime minister but unfortunately, he was sacked by John Kerr on 11th November 1975. Before serving as a Prime Minister Whitlam was a candidate and a backbencher.
4. Political parties and electorate details: Gough Whitlam was in charge of the labour party and represented the seat (was the electorate of) of Werriwa but then the Werriwa …show more content…
Life before and after being prime minister: Whitlam’s father was a servant of the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor. So he received good education and association from his father. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, Gough Whitlam remained at St. Pauls College to start his law and politics study. Gough Whitlam also participated in World War 2 as a reserve. While he was doing RAAF, he met Margaret Elaine Dovey and later married with her. He wanted to be a RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) and trained as a navigator and a bomber. While he was training he was also studying law for two years. After studies he was chosen by Bert Lazzarini to be in the labour party. He was a candidate and a backbencher. Later he was selected to be a Prime minister by the labour party. After being prime minister for 3 years he had an election with opposition leader Malcolm Fraser. On the 11th of November 1975, Whitlam’s government was dismissed by Governor Journal Mr John