The '''Rt. Hon. Stanley Melbourne Bruce''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] [[Prime Minister]] from 1923 to 1929.
The '''Rt. Hon. Stanley Melbourne Bruce''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] [[Prime Minister]] from 1923 to 1929.
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He succeeded [[William Hughes]] following the former's resignation, but lost his seat in the 1929 election; one of only two Prime Ministers to do so (the other being [[John Howard]] in 2007).
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He succeeded [[William Hughes]] following the former's resignation, but lost his seat in the 1929 election; the only Prime Minister to do so.
In 1933 Bruce became Australia's [[High Commissioner]] to the [[United Kingdom]], which role he held for 13 years.
In 1933 Bruce became Australia's [[High Commissioner]] to the [[United Kingdom]], which role he held for 13 years.