NAA National Archives of Australia, Australia's prime ministers, viewed 21 December 2021: John Curtin (John Joseph Curtin. Born: 8 January 1885, Creswick, Victoria. Employment: clerk, union organiser, journalist, politician. Died: 5 July 1945, Canberra. Buried: Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth. Honours: Privy Councillor (1942) ...); political profile: Terms as PM: 7 October 1941 – 5 July 1945. Terms as MP: House of Representatives: 6 February 1929 – 19 December 1931 and 23 October 1934 – 5 July 1945 (Fremantle). Leader of the Opposition: October 1935 – 7 October 1941. Portfolios: Defence Coordination: 7 October 1941 – 14 April 1942. Defence: 14 April 1942 – 5 July 1945. Political membership, Australian Labor Party (1935-1945, federal leader.) https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/australias-prime-ministers/john-curtin/fast-facts