William McMahon
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| Rt Hon Sir William McMahon | |
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| In office 10 March 1971 – 5 December 1972 |
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| Preceded by | John Gorton |
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| Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam |
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| Born | 23 February 1908 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | 31 March 1988 |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir William McMahon (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988) was the 20th Prime Minister of Australia. He challenged John Gorton for the leadership in 1971 and won. He lost the next election in December 1972.
| 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 | |

