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Also known as Harold Edward Holt, The Right Honourable Harold Holt

Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (1908-1967)

Key facts

Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor general
Lord Casey
Deputy
John McEwen ( de facto )
Preceded by
Robert Menzies
Succeeded by
John McEwen
Leader
Robert Menzies
Prime minister
Robert Menzies
Born
Harold Edward Holt , ( 1908-08-05 ) 5 August 1908, Stanmore, New South Wales , Australia
Died
c.17 December 1967 (1967-12-17) (aged 59), Cheviot Beach , Victoria , Australia (presumed)
Cause of death
Drowning (presumed)
Party
United Australia (until 1945), Liberal (after 1945)
Spouse
Zara Dickins Fell ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ) ​
Relations
Vera Pearce (aunt)
Alma mater
University of Melbourne
Profession
Lawyer
Nickname
Gunner Holt
Branch service
Australian Imperial Force
Years of service
1939–1940

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harold
Family name
Holt
Gender
male
Citizenship
Australia
Place of birth
Stanmore
Occupation
lawyer
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
Vietnam War
Image
Harold Holt SEATO.jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
Canberra
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Commons category
Harold Holt
date of birth
1908-08-05
date of death
1967-12-19
date of disappearance
1967-12-17
name in native language
Harold Edward Holt
cause of death
drowning
relative
Vera Pearce
manner of death
accidental death
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Early life

Member for Fawkner (1935–1949)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harold Holt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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