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John Kerr

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John Kerr

Governor-General of Australia (1914–1991)

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About John Kerr

Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, which culminated in the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and the appointment of Malcolm Fraser as caretaker prime minister.

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Occupation: politician, judge, lawyer
Position held: Governor-General of Australia, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Citizenship: Australia
Born: September 24, 1914
Died

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Australian News and Information Bureau (Mike Brown, photographer) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

March 24, 1991

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