Sonia McMahon | |
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Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 10 March 1971 – 5 December 1972 | |
Preceded by | Bettina Gorton |
Succeeded by | Margaret Whitlam |
Personal details | |
Born | Sonia Rachel Hopkins 1 August 1932 Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 2 April 2010 Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 77)
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Julian |
Sonia Rachel McMahon, Lady McMahon (née Hopkins; 1 August 1932 – 2 April 2010),[1] was an Australian socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of Sir Billy McMahon, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972, and the mother of actor Julian McMahon.