(1919-11-19)19 November 1919 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Died
17 March 2012(2012-03-17) (aged 92) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Labor
Spouse
Gough Whitlam
(m. 1942)
Children
4, including Tony and Nicholas
Parents
Bill Dovey
Mary Dorothy Duncan
Relatives
William Griffith Dovey (brother)
Fred Whitlam (father-in-law)
Freda Whitlam (sister-in-law)
Residence(s)
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales
Alma mater
SCEGGS Darlinghurst University of Sydney
Occupation
Social worker
Margaret Elaine Whitlam, AO (née Dovey; 19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian social campaigner, author, and athlete. She was the wife of Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975, and a representative of Australia in swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney.[1]
^Leslie, Tim (17 March 2012). "Margaret Whitlam dies". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
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