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31 de oct. de 2018 · William McMahon was the twentieth person to hold the office of prime minister of Australia, a position he held for twenty-one months. Whether he was the worst-ever occupant of that office is a matter of some debate. His government managed some significant achievements, but they tend to be overshadowed by its leader’s character faults.
William McMahon. Sir William McMahon (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988) was the 20th Prime Minister of Australia. He was elected to the Australian parliament in 1949, and stayed as Member for Lowe, in Sydney, for 33 years. He challenged John Gorton for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1971 and won. He was 63 years old.
Sir William McMahon (Sydney, 23 febbraio 1908 – Sydney, 31 marzo 1988) è stato un politico australiano e ventesimo premier.. Figlio di un avvocato ha frequentato la Sydney Grammar School e l'Università di Sydney, dove si è laureato in Legge. McMahon ha svolto il suo tirocinio presso la Allen, Allen and Hemsley, uno dei più antichi e prestigiosi studi legali australiani.
About William McMahon. Born: 23 February 1908. Died: 31 March 1988. Partner: Sonia Rachel McMahon. Political party: Liberal Party of Australia. Image: NAA: A1200, L55189. William McMahon was Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972. He was first elected to Federal Parliament in 1949, and held the seat of Lowe, in Sydney, for 33 years until his ...
20th Prime Minister of Australia, William McMahon (1908-1988), was in kinship care as a child. William Daniel McMahon was born in Sydney to Mary Ellen and William Daniel McMahon, both Australian born. William senior was a lawyer and son of an Irish migrant, James McMahon, who had built up his own freight company in Sydney.
15 de nov. de 2023 · William ‘Billy’ McMahon was prime minister for just under 2 years and his government had to manage the controversial tour of the 1971 South African rugby union team. There was increasing opposition in Australia to the racially selected (all white) South African national sporting teams visiting Australia. McMahon took the long held Liberal ...
Peter Sekuless, Sir William McMahon, 10 March 1971 – 3 December 1972, in Michelle Grattan (ed.), Australian Prime Ministers, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, 2000 . David Soloman, PM denies hint on new seat, The Canberra Times, 29 September, 1972. The Canberra Times, From sheep country to shopping mall, 14 September, 1992
