Kim Beazley Sr.

Kim Beazley
Beazley in 1973
Minister for Education
In office
19 December 1972 – 11 November 1975
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Preceded byGough Whitlam
Succeeded byMargaret Guilfoyle
Father of the House
In office
11 November 1975 – 10 November 1977
Preceded byFred Daly
Succeeded byClyde Cameron
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fremantle
In office
18 August 1945 – 10 November 1977
Preceded byJohn Curtin
Succeeded byJohn Dawkins
Personal details
Born
Kim Edward Beazley

(1917-09-30)30 September 1917
Northam, Western Australia
Died12 October 2007(2007-10-12) (aged 90)
Claremont, Western Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse
(m. 1948)
ChildrenKim, Merrilyn, David
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia (BA)
Australian National University (MA)

Kim Edward Beazley AO (30 September 1917 – 12 October 2007) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1945 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was Minister for Education in the Whitlam government from 1972 to 1975.