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SAD details have emerged of the death of Sir John “Black Jack’’ McEwen, a giant of 20th century Australian politics and the nation’s shortest-serving prime minister.
Sir John McEwen was an Australian politician and farmer who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia, from 1967 to 1968, holding office as the leader of the Country Party. 55 Facts About John McEwen | FactSnippet.
Sir John McEwen. Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia (after the disappearance of Harold Holt), was born at "Linden", Main Street Chiltern, Victoria in 1900. John was the eldest child of David James McEwen (d.1907), a pharmacist from Ireland, and his second wife Amy Ellen, née Porter (d.1901), who was Victorian born ...
John McEwen was the prime minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968. He served in the House of Representatives from 1934 to 1971.
John McEwen was born in Toronto in 1945. He currently lives and works in Hillsdale, Ontario. Co-founder and former director of A Space, John McEwen was honoured in 2007 with a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Lethbridge, Alberta.
McEwen is depicted standing over bags of wheat. Sir John McEwen, GCMG, CH (1900-1980) became Australia’s 18th Prime Minister on 19 December 1967 after Harold Holt’s disappearance. Before becoming Prime Minister, McEwen, as Australian Country Party Leader, was the second most senior member of the Government and had acted as Prime Minister for 463 days.
McEwen was prime minister from 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968, when he stood down for new Liberal Party leader, John Gorton. 1970 to 1979 1 Feb 1971: Left Parliament. McEwen served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade in Gorton’s government until he retired from Parliament in Feb 1971. 1980 to 1989 20 Nov 1980: Death
