Paul Hasluck
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The Right Honourable Sir Paul Hasluck KG, GCMG, GCVO |
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| 17th Governor-General of Australia | |
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In office 30 April 1969 – 11 July 1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
John Gorton William McMahon Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | The Lord Casey |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Kerr |
| Minister for External Affairs | |
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In office 24 April 1964 – 11 February 1969 |
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| Prime Minister |
Robert Menzies Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
| Preceded by | Garfield Barwick |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Freeth |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 18 December 1963 – 24 April 1964 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Athol Townley |
| Succeeded by | Shane Paltridge |
| Minister for Territories | |
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In office 11 May 1951 – 18 December 1963 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Richard Casey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Barnes |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Curtin |
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In office 11 December 1949 – 12 February 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Division created |
| Succeeded by | Victor Garland |
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| Born |
1 April 1905 Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Died | 9 January 1993 (aged 87) Dalkeith, Western Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Alexandra Hasluck |
Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG, GCMG, GCVO (1 April 1905 – 9 January 1993) was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.
A native of Western Australia, Hasluck was born in Fremantle, into a family of Salvation Army members, whose values he retained throughout his career. He was educated at the prestigious Perth Modern School, which became something of a training-ground for future politicians (later students there included Prime Minister Bob Hawke as well as senators John Wheeldon and John O. Stone). Later Hasluck attended Perth's sole campus at the time, the University of Western Australia, where he graduated with a MA degree.
While still a student, Hasluck joined the literary staff of Perth's main newspaper, The West Australian; he also began to publish articles (in that journal and elsewhere) on the history of the state. After he had obtained his MA, he worked as a tutor in the UWA's history department, and in 1939 he was promoted to a lectureship in history. By that time he had been married for seven years to Alexandra Darker (1908–1993), with whom he had two sons. Alexandra Hasluck became a distinguished writer and historian in her own right, and was the first woman to be appointed a Dame of the Order of Australia.
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