Arthur A. Calwell
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The Right Honourable Arthur Calwell |
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Leader of the Opposition Elections: 1961, 1963, 1966 |
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In office 7 March 1960 – 8 February 1967 |
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| Prime Minister |
Robert Menzies Harold Holt |
| Deputy | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | H. V. Evatt |
| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Leader of the Labor Party | |
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In office 7 March 1960 – 8 February 1967 |
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| Deputy | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | H. V. Evatt |
| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne |
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In office 21 September 1940 – 2 November 1972 |
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| Preceded by | William Maloney |
| Succeeded by | Ted Innes |
| Personal details | |
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Arthur Augustus Calwell 28 August 1896 West Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 8 July 1973 (aged 76) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret Murphy (m. 1921; wid. 1922) Elizabeth Marren (m. 1932; wid. 1972) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Christian Brothers' College |
| Occupation |
Trade union executive (Australian Public Sector Association) Administrative clerk (Department of Agriculture, Department of the Treasury) |
| Profession |
Public Servant Trade Unionist Politician |
Arthur Augustus Calwell KCSG (28 August 1896 – 8 July 1973) was an Australian politician. He represented the Division of Melbourne in the Australian House of Representatives for the Australian Labor Party from 1940–72, was the Minister for Information in the Curtin Government from 1943–45 and the inaugural Minister for Immigration in the Chifley Government from 1945–49, and was Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1960–67.
Calwell was born in Melbourne. His father was a police officer of Irish-American and Welsh descent, and both father and son were active in Melbourne's Irish community (including membership of the Celtic Club). His mother was also of Irish descent. Calwell attended St Joseph's Christian Brothers College, North Melbourne after receiving a scholarship from St Mary's Primary School, West Melbourne. He was considered a gifted student and matriculated from St Joseph's in 1912. A devout Roman Catholic, he joined the Australian Labor Party around 1915. Lacking the financial resources to pursue a university education, Calwell read very widely, acquired substantial skill in speaking to audiences, and became a clerk in the Victorian Public Service, in which he worked for the Department of Agriculture and the State Treasury. From 1927 until 1931, he served as President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Public Sector Association (the union representing himself and his colleagues).
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