John Kerr (governor-general)
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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 Aust
Kerr in 1974
Kerr in 1965
Kerr (third from right) seated next to Gough Whitlam at a 1966 Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific conference
The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, also called the Dismissal, culminated with the dismissal of the prime minister, Gough Whitlam of the Australian Labor Party, by Sir John Kerr, the governor-g
John Kerr (governor-general)
…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. Kerr was born in…
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
Opposition Leader Malcolm Fraser
The Senate chamber at Old Parliament House