Vale the Hon Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC (1916-2014)

21/10/2014

The Hon Edward Gough Whitlam AC QC, former barrister and prime minister, died this morning. He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in February 1947 and took silk in 1962. On 17 May 1999, during the ceremonial sitting to mark the 175th anniversary of the Supreme Court, Mr Whitlam spoke on behalf of the NSW Bar, for which he was issued a practising certificate for the day.