Harold Holt
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The Right Honourable Harold Holt CH |
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17th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1966 |
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In office 26 January 1966 – 17 December 1967 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Lord Casey |
| Deputy | John McEwen |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 22 November 1958 – 26 January 1966 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Fadden |
| Succeeded by | William McMahon |
| Minister for Labour and National Service | |
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In office 19 December 1949 – 10 December 1958 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Jack Holloway |
| Succeeded by | William McMahon |
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In office 28 October 1940 – 7 October 1941 |
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| Prime Minister |
Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | Position Created |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Ward |
| Minister for Immigration | |
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In office 19 December 1949 – 24 October 1956 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Arthur Calwell |
| Succeeded by | Athol Townley |
| Minister in charge of Scientific and Industrial Research | |
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In office 28 October 1940 – 28 August 1941 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Herbert Collett |
| Succeeded by | No Immediate Successor |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 26 January 1966 – 17 December 1967 |
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| Deputy | William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | John Gorton |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office September 1956 – 26 January 1966 |
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| Leader | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Eric Harrison |
| Succeeded by | William McMahon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Higgins |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 17 December 1967 |
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| Preceded by | New division |
| Succeeded by | John Gorton |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fawkner |
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In office 17 August 1935 – 10 December 1949 |
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| Preceded by | George Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bourke |
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5 August 1908 Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 17 December 1967 (aged 59) presumably Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party |
Liberal Party of Australia (after 1945) United Australia Party (before 1945) |
| Spouse(s) | Zara Holt |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
Wesley College, Melbourne University of Melbourne |
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Harold Edward Holt, CH (/hoʊlt/; 5 August 1908 – 17 December 1967), was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967. He was born in Stanmore, New South Wales and won a scholarship to study law at the University of Melbourne. Holt went into business as a solicitor, during which time he joined the United Australia Party (UAP). In 1935, aged just 27, he was elected for Fawkner. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament, including many years as a senior Cabinet Minister, but was Prime Minister for only 22 months before he disappeared in December 1967 while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria and was presumed drowned.
As Minister for Immigration (1949–1956), Holt was responsible for the relaxation of the White Australia policy. As Treasurer (1958–1966) under Robert Menzies, he initiated major fiscal reforms including the establishment of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and launched and guided the process to convert Australia to decimal currency. As Prime Minister, he oversaw landmark changes including the decision not to devalue the Australian dollar in line with the British pound, and the 1967 constitutional referendum in which an overwhelming majority of Australians voted in favour of giving the Commonwealth power to legislate specifically for indigenous Australians. He controversially expanded Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War, with the slogan "All the way with LBJ".
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