Sir john grey gorton biography examples

Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September – 19 May ) was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. He was elected Liberal Party leader after Harold Holt was drowned. He was a fighter pilot during the Second World War and had a battle scarred face. He said he was "Australian to the bootheels".

Bettina Brown married Gorton in She died in ^[1] Then, in , Gorton married Nancy Home.

Prime Minister of Australia

As Prime Minister he said he wanted to help Australian movies and the arts. His government set up the Australian Council for the Arts, the Australian Film Development Corporation and the National Film and Television Training School. His government made men and women get equal pay for equal work. His government increased pensions and allowances and education scholarships and provided free health care to , poor people (but not universal health care).^[2] His private secretary was businesswoman Ainsley Gotto.

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