He took over the Australian Labor Party leadership and Prime Ministership after the death of John Curtin in 1945, and went on to retain government at the 1946 election, before being defeated at the 1949 election.
He took over the Australian Labor Party leadership after the death of John Curtin in 1945. This was before. He took over Prime Ministership after the death of John Curtin in 1945. This was before. He was being defeated at the 1949 election. He went on to retain government at the 1946 election. This was before being defeated at the 1949 election.