Personal profile

Born

9 September 1911, Wellington, New Zealand

Education

• Geelong Grammar (1927-30)
• Brasenose College, Oxford (1932-35)

Employment

• orchardist
• officer, Royal Australian Air Force (1940-44)
• politician

Memberships

• Melbourne Club
• Freemasons

Marriages

• Bettina Brown, 15 February 1935, St Giles Church, Oxford, England 
• Nancy Home, 24 July 1993, Sydney  

Children with Bettina Brown

• Joanna (1937)
• Michael (1938)
• Robin (1941)

Died

19 May 2002, Darlinghurst, New South Wales

Honours

• Privy Councillor (1968)
• Order of the Companions of Honour (CH; 1971)
• Knight Grand Cross, Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG; 1977)

Partner during office

Name

Bettina Edith Gorton

Previous name

Bettina Edith Brown

Born

c.1916 Maine, United States

Died

2 October 1983, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Political profile

Terms as Prime Minister

10 January 1968 to 10 March 1971

Terms as Member of Parliament

• Senate: 22 February 1950 to 1 February 1968 (Victoria)
• House of Representatives: 1 March 1968 to 13 December 1975 (Higgins)

Portfolios

• Navy: 10 December 1958 to 18 December 1963
• External Affairs: 23 March 1960 to 18 December 1963
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation: 16 February 1962 to 18 December 1963
• Interior: 18 December 1963 to 4 March 1964
• Works: 18 December 1963 to 28 February 1967
• Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research: 18 December 1963 to 14 December 1966
• Education and Science: 14 December 1966 to 28 February 1968
• Defence: 10 March to 13 August 1971

Political memberships

• Country Party (until 1949)
• Liberal Country Party (March 1949 to December 1949)
• Liberal Party of Australia (December 1949 to 24 May 1975 and 1993 to 2002)
  • federal parliamentary leader (9 January 1968 to 10 March 1971)