| − | The '''Hon. Edward Gough Whitlam''' was [[Australian Labor Party]] [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] between 1972 and 1975. In Australian political history, he is most famously associated with the events of 1975, when he was dismissed from office in a controversial move by the [[Governor General]], Sir [[John Kerr]]<ref>National Archives of Australia</ref>, following an parliamentary impasse with the Senate (which was at the time controlled by the Opposition). | + | The '''Hon. Edward Gough Whitlam''' was [[Australian Labor Party]] [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] between 1972 and 1975. In Australian political history, he is most famously associated with the events of 1975, when he was dismissed from office in a controversial move by the [[Governor General]], Sir [[John Kerr]]<ref>National Archives of Australia</ref>, following a parliamentary impasse with the Senate (which was at the time controlled by the Opposition). |