Ben Chifley

Ben Chifley   (politician)
Born	22 September 1885 Bathurst, Colony of New South Wales
Died	13 June 1951 (Age 65) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Prime Minister of Australia In office 13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949 Succeeded by Robert Menzies  Treasurer of Australia In office 7 October 1941 - 18 December 1949  Australia/Minister/Defence In office 3 March 1931 - 6 January 1932  Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie In office 21 September 1940 - 13 June 1951

Joseph Benedict Chifley was an Australian politician who was the 16th prime minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1945, following the death of John Curtin on 5 July, until his own death in 1951.

In 1947, Chifley announced the government would initiate a nationalisation of the banks. This provoked massive opposition, and he was deposed in 1949.

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