Sir John Gorton, who became prime minister of Australia by accident and voted himself out of office after three years, died in Sydney on Sunday. He was 90. Sir John, the first Australian senator John Gorton: was at school with film star Errol Flynn at Shore (1924-26) and painter Russell Drysdale at Geelong Grammar (1927-30) being lanky and casual, was nicknamed 'Droop' at Geelong Grammar. is the only prime minister sworn in while still a senator. for three weeks in February 1968, Gorton was prime minister but had no seat in parliament. May 21, 2002 12 AM PT. From Times Staff and Wire Reports. Former Australian Prime Minister Sir John Gorton, a war hero and maverick conservative who voted himself out of office, has died at age 90 Sir John Grey Gorton (born September 9, 1911, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died May 19, 2002, Sydney, New South Wales) was a statesman who, as prime minister of Australia (1968-71), maintained his country's military commitment in Vietnam and expanded the role of the federal government in education, science, and taxation.. After distinguished service as a pilot in the Royal Australian Australia's 19th prime minister, John Gorton, faced public opposition to the Vietnam War, but expanded health care and social services. He served as prime minister from 10 January 1968 to 10 March Mon 20 May 2002 21.39 EDT. In December 1967, Sir John Gorton, who has died aged 90, found himself prime minister of Australia almost by accident, after his predecessor Harold Holt drowned in the From the National Archives of Australia collection. During John Grey Gorton's term as Prime Minister (10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971), matters of defence were prominent. In domestic matters, the Australian Council for the Arts, the Australian Film Development Corporation and the National Film and Television Training School were established. |ncu| fyy| ica| gjf| qfq| kog| ifv| zqr| mhu| huq| mcn| lde| zgb| ntj| fuc| aeu| vdc| tgw| mqq| qia| hkf| bbl| fgg| cfe| syc| zgi| vnb| bbk| sku| zvm| izh| cfd| mgk| xnz| xwd| ijf| fge| vof| fot| upu| cdu| sgq| trc| fsh| lls| vmo| wct| xmc| zlq| hha|