What is Ben Chifley's middle name?
Benedict
What is Ben Chifley's full name?
Joseph Benedict Chifley
Ben Chifley nickname(s):
Joseph Benedict "Ben" Chifley, Joseph Benedict Chifley
Ben Chifley date of birth:
September 22, 1885
How old was Ben Chifley when died?
65
Where was Ben Chifley born?
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
When did Ben Chifley die?
June 13, 1951
What is Ben Chifley nationality?
Australian
What is Ben Chifley's occupation?
Politician
Short Biography
Joseph Benedict "Ben" Chifley (/ˈtʃɪfli/; 22 September 1885 – 13 June 1951) was an Australian politician who was the 16th Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949. He became Leader of the Labor Party on the death of John Curtin, and went on to retain a majority in both Houses of the Australian Parliament at the 1946 election, before his government was defeated at the 1949 election. The radical reforming nature of the Chifley Government was such that, between 1946 and 1949, the Australian Parliament passed 299 Acts, a record up until then, and well beyond the previous record of the Labor Government of Andrew Fisher, which passed 113 Acts from 1910 to 1913.