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'''Herbert Vere Evatt''' was an Australian politician and judge. | '''Herbert Vere Evatt''' was an Australian politician and judge. | ||
| − | He | + | He was a judge of the [[High Court of Australia]] from 1930 to 1940, [[Attorney-General of Australia|Attorney-General]] and [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]] from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP) and [[Leader of the Opposition (Australia)|Leader of the Opposition]] from 1951 to 1960. |
Evatt was born in [[East Maitland, New South Wales]], and grew up on [[Sydney]]'s [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]]. He studied law at the [[University of Sydney]], attaining the degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D.) in 1924. After a period in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] (1925–1930), Evatt was appointed to the High Court in 1930 by the [[James Scullin|Scullin Government]]. He was 36 years old, and remains the youngest appointee in the court's history. He was considered an innovative judge, but left the court to seek election to federal parliament at the [[1940 Australian federal election|1940 federal election]]. | Evatt was born in [[East Maitland, New South Wales]], and grew up on [[Sydney]]'s [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]]. He studied law at the [[University of Sydney]], attaining the degree of [[Doctor of Laws]] (LL.D.) in 1924. After a period in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] (1925–1930), Evatt was appointed to the High Court in 1930 by the [[James Scullin|Scullin Government]]. He was 36 years old, and remains the youngest appointee in the court's history. He was considered an innovative judge, but left the court to seek election to federal parliament at the [[1940 Australian federal election|1940 federal election]]. | ||
| − | In 1941, the ALP returned to government under Prime Minister [[John Curtin]]. Evatt was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs, positions he held under Curtin and [[Ben Chifley]] until the government's defeat at the [[1949 Australian federal election|1949 federal election]]. He | + | In 1941, the ALP returned to government under Prime Minister [[John Curtin]]. Evatt was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs, positions he held under Curtin and [[Ben Chifley]] until the government's defeat at the [[1949 Australian federal election|1949 federal election]]. He was [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]] from 1948 to 1949, and helped to draft the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. After Chifley's death in 1951, Evatt [[1951 Australian Labor Party leadership election|was elected]] as his successor as ALP leader. Internal tensions over the party's attitude to [[communism]] during the [[Cold War]] culminated in [[Australian Labor Party split of 1955|a party split]] in 1955. The ALP was defeated at three consecutive federal elections under Evatt's leadership, in [[1954 Australian federal election|1954]], [[1955 Australian federal election|1955]] and [[1958 Australian federal election|1958]]. He faced three leadership challenges before being convinced to retire from politics in 1960 and accept the post of [[Chief Justice of New South Wales]]. |
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| Born | 30 April 1894 Colony of New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 November 1965 (Age 71) Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949
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Herbert Vere Evatt was an Australian politician and judge.
He was a judge of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1960.
Evatt was born in East Maitland, New South Wales, and grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He studied law at the University of Sydney, attaining the degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) in 1924. After a period in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1925–1930), Evatt was appointed to the High Court in 1930 by the Scullin Government. He was 36 years old, and remains the youngest appointee in the court's history. He was considered an innovative judge, but left the court to seek election to federal parliament at the 1940 federal election.
In 1941, the ALP returned to government under Prime Minister John Curtin. Evatt was appointed Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs, positions he held under Curtin and Ben Chifley until the government's defeat at the 1949 federal election. He was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1948 to 1949, and helped to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After Chifley's death in 1951, Evatt was elected as his successor as ALP leader. Internal tensions over the party's attitude to communism during the Cold War culminated in a party split in 1955. The ALP was defeated at three consecutive federal elections under Evatt's leadership, in 1954, 1955 and 1958. He faced three leadership challenges before being convinced to retire from politics in 1960 and accept the post of Chief Justice of New South Wales.
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