Presumption of Harold Holt's Death

Date: December 19, 1967 • Location: Canberra, Australia

Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead.

Harold Edward Holt was the 17th prime minister of Australia, serving from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and held various ministerial positions from 1949 to 1966 in the governments of Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden.