Father of the House: The Life of Kim Beazley Senior

Father of the House: The Life of Kim Beazley Senior by Kim E Beazley


ISBN
9781921361425
Published
Released
01 / 01 / 2009
Binding
Paperback
Pages
336
Dimensions
128 x 199 x 23mm

In 1945, at the age of twenty-seven, Mr Beazley won the seat of Fremantle at a by-election following the death of Prime Minister John Curtain. He entered the House of Representatives as its youngest member. He retired before the election in 1977 as its longest serving member. It was extraordinary career. It spanned three eras: the Chifley Labor government, the long difficult years in opposition and divisions within the Labor Party and the party's return to power in 1972. He was one of only four members of the Chifley caucus still to be a member of parliament twenty-four years later, when Gough Whitlam led the party back to power.

By the time of his departure form politics after thirty-two years service, Mr Beazley y was affectionately acknowledged as 'the Father of the House'. Kim Beazley Sr served with distinction and with dedication, He is remembered as the minister who abolished university fees, putting a tertiary education with the reach of all young Australians – including this then young Australian. He was also responsible for introducing needs based funding for all schools, both private and public, ending the bitter sectarian debate about state aid.
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