What is Stanley Bruce?
{{Infobox officeholder | name=Rt Hon Stanley Bruce | image=Stanley Bruce.jpg | order=8th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] | term_start =9 February 1923 | term_end =22 October 1929 | predecessor =[[Billy Hughes]] | successor =[[James Scullin]] | birth_date ={{birth date|df=yes|1883|4|15}} | birth_place =[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] | death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1967|8|25|1883|4|15}} | party=[[Nationalist Party of Australia|Nationalist]] }} '''Stanley Melbourne Bruce''' (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was the eighth [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] from February 1923 until October 1929. He became Prime Minister when the Country Party asked [[Billy Hughes]] to resign. His government won elections in 1925 and 1928 but lost the 1929 election and Bruce became the first sitting Prime Minister to lose his seat. He was made a Viscount after he left politics. Bruce was born in [[Melbourne]]. He served in the [[British Army]] before starting in politics. He fought in [[World War I]], and in 1917 was badly injured while fighting in [[France]]. Returning home, he soon became involved in [[wikt:recruit|recruiting]] people for the Army. In 1918, however, he got involved in politics and was elected to the [[House of Representatives of Australia|House of Representatives]] as the member for [[Division of Flinders|Flinders]], which is near Melbourne. He was appointed [[Treasurer]] (finance minister) in 1921. Bruce was also a [[diplomat]]. He served as Minister for External Affairs whilst also serving as Prime Minister. After resigning from Parliament in 1933, he worked in London as Australia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. == Other websites == {{Commonscat-inline|Stanley Bruce}} {{AustraliaPM}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Stanley}} [[Category:1883 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Politicians from Melbourne]] [[Category:Nationalist Party of Australia politicians]]