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).
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== Sources ==
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* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/gough_whitlam/ Gough Whitlam].
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* National Archives of Australia, [http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/meetpm.asp?pmId=21 Australia's Prime Ministers: Gough Whitlam]