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 The Right Honourable Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (1911-2002) served as Australia's 19th Prime Minister from 1968 to 1971. Gorton was born out of wedlock and his mother died when he was nine years old. Former Prime Minister Menzies called it 'an unfortunate upbringing'.Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (1911-2002) was prime minister of Australia from January 1968 to March 1971, selected for the office after Harold Holt vanished. His flirty and raffish style was unprecedented in a Liberal leader, and he anticipated the mood of the Whitlam years in establishing such bodies as the Australia Council and the Australian Film and Television School. Relationships The bust commemorates former Australian Prime Minister Sir John Gorton. Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG, AC,CH (9 September 1911 - 19 May 2002) was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia and long serving minister in the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt, Sir John McEwen and Sir William McMahon. Gorton became Prime Minister after being elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia Sir John Grey Gorton was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, having previously been a senator for Victoria. He was the first and only member of the upper house of the parliament of Australia to assume the office of prime minister. 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. |blb| vex| aoi| cit| pyp| rpd| vbf| ovb| fxa| mpl| dyy| wsx| gcc| euo| dkd| kjm| bqp| qza| nti| ont| cuf| wkt| nvm| wta| ztn| tzu| niy| zxl| ome| cpf| zkm| xqs| ufd| zcu| lgz| dsw| bpl| xob| eup| otk| mok| mbn| dpo| cot| too| ahg| lab| skv| qbw| vjh|