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Director of Incident Management and Resilience. Area Director (East Midlands) Head of Water Resources Regulation. John is a hydrologist by training and began his career working on water resource...
John Curtin was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945. About John Curtin. Born: 8 January 1885. Died: 5 July 1945. Partner: Elsie Curtin. Political party: Australian Labor Party. Image: NAA: A5954, 661/12. Australia's 14th Prime Minister is widely regarded as one of the greatest.
John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most notable for leading the country through the majority of World War II , including all but the ...
Home. Prime Ministers. John Curtin. JOHN CURTIN. Labor. 7 October 1941 — 5 July 1945 3 years, 272 days. John Curtin became Australia's 14th prime minister when Arthur Fadden's minority Coalition government lost the support of two key independents. Born. 8 January 1885. Creswick, Victoria. Died. 5 July 1945. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Australia’s 14th Prime Minister. John Curtin. 7 October 1941 to 5 July 1945. A former newspaper editor, John Curtin was best known for his foray into politics, where he established a career. He became Prime Minister in late 1941, just before the beginnings of war in the Pacific theatre.
John Curtin became the 14th Prime Minister of Australia on 7 October 1941, 8 weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His achievements as Prime Minister were shaped by the war. In a remarkable move, Curtin put United States General Douglas MacArthur in charge of the Australia’s defence forces in the Pacific.
