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Gough Whitlam

Prime Minister of Australia, 1972 to 1975

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His three-year Labor government ended conscription, introduced universal health care and free university, and was dismissed by the governor-general in 1975.

Gough Whitlam sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning state-led on economy.

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Where Gough Whitlam sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Gough Whitlam

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People furthest from Gough Whitlam

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Political views closest to Gough Whitlam

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…99%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…98%

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