Herbert Vere Evatt (1894 to 1965) was an Australian politician and judge who served as a Justice of the High Court of Australia before becoming Attorney-General and Foreign Minister from 1941 to 1949. He was President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 and 1949, helping to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and later led the Australian Labor Party as opposition leader from 1951 to 1960.
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How did H. V. Evatt move from the High Court of Australia into politics?
He left the High Court in 1940 for federal politics and became Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs in 1941.
Evatt served in the New South Wales legislature from 1925 to 1930, then spent ten years as a justice of the High Court of Australia, from 1930 to 1940. He then returned to politics as a federal representative. When the Labor Party came back to power in 1941 he was appointed Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs.
What role did H. V. Evatt play at the United Nations?
He helped write the UN Charter and was president of the General Assembly in 1948 and 1949.
Evatt helped write the United Nations Charter, led Australia's delegation to the General Assembly from 1946 to 1948, and served as president of the General Assembly from 1948 to 1949. He was an ardent spokesman for the rights of small nations.
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Herbert Vere "Doc" Evatt (30 April 1894 - 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge.
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He served as a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1960.
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Herbert Vere "Doc" Evatt (30 April 1894 - 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge. He served as a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1960.
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Herbert Vere "Doc" Evatt (30 April 1894 - 2 November 1965) was an Australian politician and judge.
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He served as a justice of the High Court of Australia from 1930 to 1940, Attorney-General and Minister for External Affairs from 1941 to 1949, and leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1951 to 1960.
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was an Australian politician and judge
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Wikidata Q1388459, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1894
Wikidata Q1388459, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1894-04-30
Wikidata Q1388459, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1965
Wikidata Q1388459, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1965-11-02
Wikidata Q1388459, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): East Maitland
Wikidata Q1388459, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Canberra
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