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)
