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Malcolm Fraser: fast facts

Malcolm Fraser was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983.

Personal profile

Born

21 May 1930, Toorak, Victoria

Education

  • Melbourne Grammar (1943-48)
  • Oxford University (1949-52)

Employment

  • grazier
  • politician
  • company director

Memberships

  • CARE Australia (chairman 1987-2002)
  • CARE International (president 1990-95)

Marriage

9 December 1956, Willaura, Victoria

Children

  • Mark (1958)
  • Angela (1959)
  • Hugh (1963)
  • Phoebe (1966)

Died

20 March 2015, Melbourne, Victoria

Buried

Prime Ministers' Memorial Garden, Melbourne General Cemetery

Honours

  • Privy Councillor (1976)
  • Order of the Companions of Honour (CH; 1977)
  • Companion of the Order of Australia (AC; 1988)
  • Human Rights Medal (2000)

Partner

Name

Tamara Margaret (Tamie) Fraser

Previous name

Tamara Margaret Beggs

Born

28 February 1936, Adelaide, South Australia

Memberships

Australiana Fund (president 1978-83)

Political profile

Term as Prime Minister

11 November 1975 to 11 March 1983

Terms as Member of Parliament

  • House of Representatives: 15 February 1956 to 31 March 1983 (Wannon)
  • Leader of the Opposition: 21 March to 11 November 1975

Portfolios

  • Army: 26 January 1966 to 28 February 1968
  • Education and Science: 28 February 1968 to 12 November 1969
  • Defence: 12 November 1969 to 8 March 1971
  • Education and Science: 20 August 1971 to 5 December 1972

Political membership

  • Liberal Party of Australia (1952-2009)
    • federal parliamentary leader (21 March 1975 to 11 March 1983)

After office

  • Chairman, United Nations Panel of Eminent Persons on the Role of Transnational Corporations in South Africa (1985)
  • Joint Chairman, Commonwealth Group of Eminent Persons against Apartheid in South Africa (1985-86)
  • Chairman, United Nations Secretary-General’s Expert Group on African Commodity Issues (1989-90)

In this section: Malcolm Fraser

  • Fast facts
  • Timeline
  • Before office
  • Elections
  • During office
  • After office
  • Partner
  • Key people
  • Records

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