Kim Beazley, the Minister for Education in the Whitlam Government, has died, aged 90.
Beazley served as the Minister for Education from December 19, 1972, until the government was dismissed on November 11, 1975.
He was responsible for the implementation of iconic Whitlam policies, including the abolition of university fees and needs-based funding of schools.
Kim Edward Beazley, born on September 30, 1917, succeeded the former Prime Minister, John Curtin, in the Western Australian seat of Fremantle, at a by-election on August 18, 1945. He held the seat until he retired at the 1977 election. When first elected, he was the youngest member of the House of Representatives, aged 27. [Read more…]
