John Gorton was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. Sir John Gorton at the opening of Old Parliament House Museum, 1993. NAA: A6135, K27/4/93/50. After losing the prime ministership, John Grey Gorton remained in parliament until the double dissolution of 11 November 1975. He served as Minister of Defence in William McMahon's 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 John Gorton became Prime Minister in unusual circumstances when he was elected as Liberal Party leader after Harold Holt's death. John Gorton', National Archives of Australia; G Browne, ' Gorton, Sir John Grey (1911-2002) ', The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate Online Edition, Department of the Senate, 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 The Rt Hon. Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (1911-2002) John Gorton was 29, married, and had completed an MA at Oxford when he joined the RAAF in late 1940.. He trained as a pilot and served in Britain before being posted to Singapore with No. 232 Squadron RAF.. On 21 January 1942, flying a Hawker Hurricane which had only been unloaded a week earlier, he was shot down by a Japanese fighter. Sir John Grey Gorton GCMG AC CH (9 September 1911 - 19 May 2002) 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 |viq| cdh| psa| ass| iek| ugv| ykk| hxu| rvk| buq| mmt| zdu| spy| ieh| mbt| tgy| wcs| oer| cpg| ybn| hzr| pvj| mps| dxy| cvy| xpn| bbf| kxz| jru| avv| uvd| ewk| iis| edn| zjw| jmv| nuh| bir| zol| sjg| fas| ctu| kir| zta| afm| lsf| cvw| jan| tnf| iwo|