Bruce of Melbourne

Bruce of Melbourne
Bruce of Melbourne
 
['bruːs ɔv 'melbən], eigentlich Stanley Melbourne Bruce [bruːs], seit 1947 Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, australischer Politiker, * Melbourne 15. 4. 1883, ✝ London 25. 8. 1967; Mitglied der National Party, 1921/23 Schatzkanzler, 1923-29 Premier- und Außenminister, 1933-45 australischer Hochkommissar in London und 1942-45 Vertreter seines Landes im britischen Kriegskabinett.

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