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Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page GCMG CH PC FRCS (8 August 1880 – 20 December 1961) was an Australian politician and surgeon who served as the 11th prime minister of Australia from 7 to 26 April 1939, holding office in a caretaker capacity following the death of Joseph Lyons.
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page (Grafton, 8 agosto 1880 – 20 dicembre 1961) è stato un politico australiano. Fu l'undicesimo primo ministro dell'Australia, ricoprì la carica ad interim alla morte di Joseph Lyons e rimase in carica dal 7 al 26 aprile 1939
Sir Earle Page. The Page Research Centre is named for Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, who served briefly as the 11th Prime Minister of Australia in April 1939, and who is the third longest serving federal parliamentarian in Australian history with 41 years, 361 days.
If a prime minister dies in office, a ‘caretaker’ is appointed until a new leader can be chosen. The first of these ‘caretaker’ prime ministers was Earle Page, a co-founder of the Country Party. He took on the job for three weeks when Joe Lyons died in April 1939.
Earle Page became Australia's 11th prime minister following the death in office of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
Sir Earle Page was an Australian statesman, coleader of the federal government (1923–29) in coalition with Stanley M. Bruce. As head of the Country Party (1920–39), he was a spokesman for the party’s goal of rural economic development and was briefly prime minister of Australia in 1939.
Earle Page was the Prime Minister of Australia in 1939. About Earle Page. Born: 8 August 1880. Died: 20 December 1961. Partner: Ethel Esther Page. Political party: Australian Country Party. Image: NAA: A1200, L69705. Earle Christmas Grafton Page was Australia's 11th Prime Minister.
