Personal profile
Born
15 April 1883, Toorak, Victoria
Education
- Melbourne Grammar (1896-1901)
- Cambridge University (1903-06)
Employment
- barrister
- soldier, British Army (1915)
- businessman
- public servant
- politician
- university chancellor
Memberships
- Freemasons
- Melbourne Club
- League of Nations Union
- Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
Marriage
12 July 1913, Sonning, Berkshire, England
Children
None
Died
25 August 1967, London, England
Buried
Cremated, ashes scattered over Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin
Honours
- Military Cross, United Kingdom (MC; 1915)
- Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France (1916)
- Order of the Companion of Honour (CH; 1927)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1944)
- Viscount (1947)
Partner
Name
Ethel Dunlop Bruce
Previous name
Ethel Dunlop Anderson
Born
25 May 1879, Melbourne, Victoria
Died
16 March 1967, London, England
Honours
Viscountess (1947)
Political profile
Term as Prime Minister
9 February 1923 to 22 October 1929
Terms as Member of Parliament
- House of Representatives:
- May 1918 to October 1929
- 17 February 1932 to October 1933 (Flinders)
Portfolios
- Treasurer: 21 December 1921 to 9 February 1923
- External Affairs: 9 February 1923 to 22 October 1929
- Health: 2 April 1927 to 24 February 1928
- Trade and Customs: 8 May to 24 November 1928
- Honorary Minister in London: 6 January 1932 to 36 October 1933
Political memberships
- Nationalist Party (1918-31)
- federal parliamentary leader (1923-29)
- United Australia Party (1931-33)
After office
- High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (7 October 1933 to 6 October 1945)
- President of the League of Nations Council (1936)
- Chair of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council (1946-51)
- Chancellor, Australian National University (1951-61)
