John R. Kerr (1914–1991)
Author of Matters for Judgment
About the Author
Works by John R. Kerr
Law in Papua and New Guinea 1 copy
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- Other names
- Kerr, J. R.
Kerr, Sir John
Kerr, John Robert - Birthdate
- 1914-09-24
- Date of death
- 1991-03-24
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Sydney (LLB Hons)
- Occupations
- politician
lawyer
public official
judge
diplomat - Organizations
- Australian Government
New South Wales Government
Australian School of Pacific Administration
South Pacific Commission
Association for Cultural Freedom
Commonwealth Industrial Court (show all 8)
Law Council of Australia
Law Association for Asia and the Western Pacific - Awards and honors
- Order of St Michael and St George (Companion, 1966)
Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Commander, 1974)
Order of St John of Jerusalem (Knight, 1974)
Order of Australia (Companion, 1975)
Order of Australia (Knight, 1976)
Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Grand Cross, 1976) (show all 8)
Royal Victorian Order (Knight Grand Cross, 1977)
Privy Councillor (1977) - Short biography
- Sir John Robert Kerr, AK GCMG GCVO QC (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was the eighteenth Governor-General of Australia. He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history. He had previously been the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Nationality
- Australia (birth)
- Birthplace
- Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
- Place of death
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Burial location
- Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
- Associated Place (for map)
- New South Wales, Australia
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