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Prime Minister of Australia from to

For other uses, see Harold Holt (disambiguation).

Harold Edward Holt (5 August &#;&#; 17 December ) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from until his disappearance and presumed death in He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and held various ministerial positions from to in the governments of Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden.

Holt was born in Sydney and moved to Melbourne in childhood, studying law at the University of Melbourne.

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Before entering politics he practised law and was a lobbyist for cinema operators. He was first elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 27, becoming a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Fawkner at a by-election in ^[1] A member of the United Australia Party (UAP), Holt was made a minister without portfolio in , when his mentor Robert Menzies became prime minister.

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