R. G. Menzies

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-12-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jeparit,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Heather_Henderson
gptkb:Kenneth_Menzies
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-05-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wesley_College,_Melbourne
gptkb:University_High_School,_Melbourne
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Gordon_Menzies
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Thistle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R. G. Menzies
gptkbp:knownFor longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia
gptkbp:militaryBranch Melbourne University Rifles
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableEvent advocated for the British Commonwealth
declared Australia's entry into World War II
expanded Australian higher education
opposed communism in Australia
oversaw post-war immigration
supported the ANZUS treaty
gptkbp:notableWork founding the Liberal Party of Australia
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:officeHolder gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Kooyong
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:United_Australia_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ben_Chifley
gptkb:Joseph_Lyons
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:signature R_G_Menzies_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pattie_Menzies
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harold_Holt
gptkb:Arthur_Fadden
gptkbp:termEnd 1966-01-26
1941-08-29
gptkbp:termInOffice over 18 years
gptkbp:termStart 1949-12-19
1939-04-26
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Memoirs_of_an_Old_Parliamentarian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8