Ideologies / Labour Liberal / Ben Chifley
§ The minds · 1885–1951 · Australia · Prime Minister
Ben Chifley
The light on the hill
Labor's post-war vision.
Economic−50
SocialistMarket
Governance+4
LibertarianAuthoritarian
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TraditionalProgressive
The engine-driver who became Labor PM, whose 'light on the hill' speech defined the party's mission of social betterment through public enterprise and welfare.
social
Working-class traditional with a reforming mission.
economic
Nationalisation, public banking and a comprehensive welfare scheme.
governance
Democratic Labor leader and former engine driver.
Notable for
- 'The light on the hill'
- Post-war welfare expansion
- Bank-nationalisation fight
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