Harold Holt
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| Rt Hon Harold Holt | |
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| In office 26 January 1966 – 19 December 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
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| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
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| Born | 5 August 1908 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 17 December 1967 Point Nepean, Victoria |
| Political party | Liberal |
Harold Edward Holt (5 August 1908 - 17 December 1967) was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia. He became Prime Minister after the retirement of Robert Menzies. He supported the United States in the Vietnam War. He disappeared while swimming at a beach in Victoria in December 1967. His body was never found.
| Prime Ministers of Australia |  |
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| Barton | Deakin | Watson | Reid | Fisher | Cook | Hughes | Bruce | Scullin | Lyons | Page | Menzies | Fadden | Curtin | Forde | Chifley | Holt | McEwen | Gorton | McMahon | Whitlam | Fraser | Hawke | Keating | Howard | |
