Sir John Kerr

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Australian_constitutional_crisis_of_1975
Whitlam Government
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Queen's_Service_Order
Order of Australia
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-12-24
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:deathDate 1991-03-26
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Kerr
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gough_Whitlam
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Menzies
gptkbp:involved gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkb:Australian_Red_Cross
gptkb:Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkb:Australian_National_University
Royal_Commission_into_the_Australian_Government's_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War
gptkbp:knownFor Public service
Legal career
Governor-General's_role_in_the_1975_dismissal
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_Australian_history
gptkbp:nationality Australian
gptkbp:notableEvent Dismissal of the Whitlam Government
gptkbp:notableFeature Australian_politics
Australian_constitutional_law
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1940s
1977
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor-General_of_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Paul_Hasluck
gptkbp:rank Flight Lieutenant
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkbp:serviceYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady_Kerr
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Zelman_Cowen
gptkbp:termEnd 1977-12-19
gptkbp:termStart 1974-07-08
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Kerr_of_Tonaghmore