Malcolm Fraser
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The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL |
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Fraser in 1966
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22nd Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 |
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In office 11 November 1975 – 11 March 1983 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General |
Sir John Kerr Sir Zelman Cowen Sir Ninian Stephen |
| Deputy | Doug Anthony |
| Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hawke |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 21 March 1975 – 11 March 1983 |
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| Deputy |
Phillip Lynch John Howard |
| Preceded by | Billy Snedden |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Peacock |
| Minister for Education and Science | |
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In office 20 August 1971 – 5 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | William McMahon |
| Preceded by | David Fairbairn |
| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
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In office 28 February 1968 – 12 November 1969 |
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| Prime Minister | John Gorton |
| Preceded by | John Gorton |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Bowen |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 12 November 1969 – 8 March 1971 |
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| Prime Minister | John Gorton |
| Preceded by | Allen Fairhall |
| Succeeded by | John Gorton |
| Minister for the Army | |
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In office 26 January 1966 – 28 February 1968 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
| Preceded by | Jim Forbes |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 21 March 1975 – 11 November 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Deputy | Phillip Lynch |
| Preceded by | Billy Snedden |
| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wannon |
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In office 10 December 1955 – 7 May 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Don McLeod |
| Succeeded by | David Hawker |
| Personal details | |
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John Malcolm Fraser 21 May 1930 Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 20 March 2015 (aged 84) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Political party |
Liberal Party (1955–2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Tamie Beggs (m. 1956) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Profession | Politician |
John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL (/ˈfreɪzər/; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1983.
Elected to the Australian Parliament seat of Wannon in 1955 at the age of 25, Fraser was appointed to the Cabinet in 1966. After rising to become Minister for Defence in 1969, he was regarded as a contender for the leadership of the Liberal Party following their defeat in 1972, but he lost that contest to Billy Snedden. Fraser challenged Snedden in 1975 and was elected Leader of the Liberal Party, becoming the Leader of the Opposition.
Fraser was appointed as caretaker prime minister on 11 November 1975 by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, following the controversial dismissal of the Whitlam Government in which he played a key role. He went on to win the largest parliamentary majority as a proportion of seats in Australian political history at the subsequent election. After two further election victories in 1977 and 1980, he was defeated by the Bob Hawke-led Australian Labor Party in 1983 and left parliament shortly after.
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