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− | + | The '''Rt. Hon. Andrew B. Fisher''' was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] on three occasions in the first two decades of the [[20th century]]. | |
− | The '''Rt. Hon. Andrew Fisher''' was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] on three occasions in the first two decades of the [[20th | + | |
His first time as Prime Minister followed the resignation of the previous government. | His first time as Prime Minister followed the resignation of the previous government. | ||
He resigned following a defeat in Parliament. | He resigned following a defeat in Parliament. | ||
− | He regained the office following the | + | He regained the office following the 13 April 1910 election. |
He lost office at the following election, in June 1913. | He lost office at the following election, in June 1913. | ||
− | He began his third stint in the job after winning the | + | He began his third stint in the job after winning the 5 September 1914 election. |
He resigned a year later due to ill health. | He resigned a year later due to ill health. | ||
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Fisher's government introduced pensions for invalids and started the government-run [[Commonwealth Bank of Australia|Commonwealth Bank]]. | Fisher's government introduced pensions for invalids and started the government-run [[Commonwealth Bank of Australia|Commonwealth Bank]]. | ||
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* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/andrew_fisher/ Andrew Fisher] | * National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/andrew_fisher/ Andrew Fisher] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:56, October 11, 2016
Andrew Fisher | |
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Date of birth | 29 August 1862 |
Date of death | 22 October 1928 |
Wife | Margaret Fisher |
Party | Australian Labor Party |
As Prime Minister | |
(Term 1) | |
From | 13 November 1908 |
To | 2 June 1909 |
Succeeded | Alfred Deakin |
Preceded | Alfred Deakin |
(Term 2) | |
From | 29 April 1910 |
To | 24 June 1913 |
Succeeded | Alfred Deakin |
Preceded | Joseph Cook |
(Term 3) | |
From | 17 September 1914 |
To | 27 October 1915 |
Succeeded | Joseph Cook |
Preceded | William Hughes |
The Rt. Hon. Andrew B. Fisher was the Prime Minister of Australia on three occasions in the first two decades of the 20th century.
His first time as Prime Minister followed the resignation of the previous government. He resigned following a defeat in Parliament.
He regained the office following the 13 April 1910 election. He lost office at the following election, in June 1913.
He began his third stint in the job after winning the 5 September 1914 election. He resigned a year later due to ill health.
In January 1916, he succeeded George Reid as Australia's High Commissioner in London, and retired five years later.
Fisher's government introduced pensions for invalids and started the government-run Commonwealth Bank.
Sources
- National Museum of Australia, Andrew Fisher
Australian Prime Ministers | |||
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Edmund Barton (1901) Alfred Deakin (1903, 1905, and 1909) |
Stanley Bruce (1923) James Scullin (1929) |
Francis Forde (1945) Joseph Chifley (1945) |
Malcolm Fraser (1975) Robert Hawke (1983) |