Edward Gough Whitlam

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia
Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:children gptkb:Catherine_Dovey
gptkb:Nicholas_Whitlam
gptkb:Stephen_Whitlam
gptkb:Tony_Whitlam
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1916-07-11
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2014-10-21
gptkbp:father gptkb:Fred_Whitlam
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:QC
gptkb:AC
The Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Gough Whitlam
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Werriwa
gptkbp:militaryRank Flight Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
1941-1945
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Martha_Maddocks
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
abolishing conscription
establishing diplomatic relations with China
implementing universal health care in Australia
introducing free university education
land rights legislation for Indigenous Australians
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm 1952
1978
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Kew,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Elizabeth_Bay,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:William_McMahon
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Abiding_Interests
gptkb:The_Truth_of_the_Matter
gptkbp:religion atheism
gptkbp:restingPlace Cremated
gptkbp:signature Gough Whitlam signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Whitlam
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Gough_Whitlam:_His_Time_(biography)
gptkb:The_Dismissal_(TV_series)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Malcolm_Fraser
gptkbp:termEnd 1975-11-11
gptkbp:termStart 1972-12-05
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 5