John Kerr (governor-general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Kerr (governor-general)

Governor-General of Australia

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1991

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sir John Robert Kerr, (24 September 1914 – 24 March 1991) was the 18th Governor-General of Australia.
He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history.
He had previously been the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.