Arthur Calwell

Arthur Augustus Calwell was an Australian politician. He was the Leader of the Opposition and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1960 until 1967.

The Right Honourable Arthur Calwell
Calwell in 1966
16th Leader of the Opposition
In office 7 March 1960 – 8 February 1967
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies Harold Holt
Deputy	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	H. V. Evatt
Succeeded by	Gough Whitlam
Leader of the Labor Party
In office 7 March 1960 – 8 February 1967 Acting leader: 9 February – 7 March 1960
Deputy	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	H. V. Evatt
Succeeded by	Gough Whitlam
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 20 June 1951 – 7 March 1960
Leader	H. V. Evatt
Preceded by	H. V. Evatt
Succeeded by	Gough Whitlam
Minister for Immigration
In office 13 July 1945 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Harold Holt
Minister for Information
In office 21 September 1943 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	John Curtin Frank Forde
Preceded by	Bill Ashley
Succeeded by	Howard Beale
Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne
In office 21 September 1940 – 2 November 1972
Preceded by	William Maloney
Succeeded by	Ted Innes
Personal details
Born	Arthur Augustus Calwell (1896-08-28)28 August 1896 West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 July 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 76) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting place	Melbourne General Cemetery
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Margaret Murphy (m. 1921; wid. 1922) Elizabeth Marren (m. 1932)
Children	2
Education	St Mary's College St Joseph's College
Profession	Public servant Trade unionist Politician

Arthur Calwell Media

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  Calwell (centre) at the 1933 ALP Federal Conference in Sydney, along with Gordon Brown (left) and William Forgan Smith

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  Arthur Calwell in 1940.

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  Arthur Calwell in 1951.

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  Calwell as Leader of the Opposition

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  Calwell's grave at Melbourne General Cemetery