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Fast facts: William McMahon
Personal profile
Born:
23 February 1908
Education:
Sydney Grammar School (1923–26); University of Sydney (LLB 1933; BEc 1949)
Employment:
solicitor
Memberships:
Australian Imperial Force (1940–45); Freemasons
Marriage:
11 December 1965
Children:
Melinda (1966); Julian (1968); Deborah (1971)
Died:
31 March 1988, Sydney
Honours:
Privy Council (1966); Companion of Honour (1972); KCMG (1977)
Born:
1 August 1932
Memberships:
Liberal Party; Australian–American Association; Queens Club
Died:
2 April 2010
Political profile
Terms as PM:
10 March 1971 – 5 December 1972
Terms as MP:
House of Representatives: 22 February 1950 – 4 January 1982 (Lowe)
Portfolios:
Navy: 17 July 1951 – 9 July 1954
Army: 17 July 1951 – 9 July 1954
Social Services: 9 July 1954 – 28 February 1956
Primary Industry: 11 January 1956 – 10 December 1958
Labour and National Service: 10 December 1958 – 26 January 1966
Vice-President of the Executive Council: 10 June 1964 – 26 January 1966
Treasurer: 26 January 1966 – 12 November 1969
External Affairs: 12 November 1969 – 10 March 1971
Political memberships:
Liberal Party (leader 10 March 1971 – 20 December 1972)
Quiz facts
- 63 years old when he became Prime Minister, the oldest next to John McEwen, 67
- his younger daughter one of only a few prime ministerial babies (the other were the youngest child of Joseph and Enid Lyons and the youngest of Andrew and Margaret Fisher)