Harold Edward Holt
Harold Edward Holt
Harold Edward Holt, CH, was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia. He was born in Stanmore, New South Wales and won a scholarship to study law at the University of Melbourne. Holt went into business as a solicitor, during which time he joined the United Australia Party. In 1935, aged just 27, he was elected for Fawkner. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament, including many years as a senior Cabinet Minister, but was Prime Minister for...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 August 1908
CountryAustralia
The marshalling of those resources in order to obtain the maximum war effort for Australia, and a maximum degree of help and cooperation for Great Britain and the sister Dominions, is the primary objective of the new Department.
Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos.