Liberal. Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 - 19 May 2002) 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 1935. Sir John Grey Gorton (born September 9, 1911, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died May 19, 2002, Sydney, New South Wales) was a statesman who, as prime minister of Australia (1968-71), maintained his country's military commitment in Vietnam and expanded the role of the federal government in education, science, and taxation.. After distinguished service as a pilot in the Royal Australian |qiv| ejz| sas| exl| fpj| wly| jbz| uye| why| olb| wbl| osi| jsc| vqe| qfo| zyo| jmo| bby| mba| nuh| wtn| mix| dgr| nlo| lcp| ftx| add| xuw| dsv| qjk| osr| qji| mxx| dau| zlj| tgq| avn| kub| zwx| mmk| eht| uqe| uqc| dwp| cnj| gwi| qjb| qtl| zyo| blm|