Margaret Whitlam

Margaret Whitlam AO
Margaret Whitlam in 1972
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
In office 5 December 1972 – 11 November 1975
Preceded by	Sonia McMahon
Succeeded by	Tamie Fraser
Personal details
Born	Margaret Elaine Dovey (1919-11-19)19 November 1919 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Died	17 March 2012(2012-03-17) (aged 92) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Gough Whitlam ​ (m. 1942)​
Children	4, including Tony and Nicholas
Parents	Bill Dovey Mary Dorothy Duncan
Relatives	William Griffith Dovey (brother) Fred Whitlam (father-in-law) Freda Whitlam (sister-in-law)
Residence(s)	Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales
Alma mater	SCEGGS Darlinghurst University of Sydney
Occupation	Social worker

Margaret Elaine Whitlam, AO (née Dovey; 19 November 1919 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian social campaigner, author, and athlete. She was a representative of Australia in swimming at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. Her husband was Gough Whitlam, the 21st Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975.^[1]