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Australian politician (1917–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Australian Education Minister. For his son, see Kim Beazley.
Kim Edward Beazley AO (30 September 1917 – 12 October 2007) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was Minister for Education in the Whitlam government from 1972 to 1975.
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Kim Beazley | |
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Minister for Education | |
In office 19 December 1972 – 11 November 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
Succeeded by | Margaret Guilfoyle |
Father of the House | |
In office 11 November 1975 – 10 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | Fred Daly |
Succeeded by | Clyde Cameron |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fremantle | |
In office 18 August 1945 – 10 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | John Curtin |
Succeeded by | John Dawkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Kim Edward Beazley (1917-09-30)30 September 1917 Northam, Western Australia |
Died | 12 October 2007(2007-10-12) (aged 90) Claremont, Western Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | |
Children | Kim, Merrilyn, David |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia (BA) Australian National University (MA) |
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