H. V. Evatt

**Herbert Vere Evatt** was an Australian politician. He was the 15th Leader of the Opposition and the 9th Leader of the Labor Party from 1951 until 1960.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Dr Herbert Evatt
- **image**: Herbert Vere Evatt 1948.jpg
- **office**: List of Justices of the High Court of Australia, Justice of the High Court of Australia
- **term start**: 19 December 1930
- **term end**: 2 September 1940
- **nominator**: James Scullin
- **predecessor**: Charles Powers, Sir Charles Powers
- **successor**: Dudley Williams (judge), Sir Dudley Williams
- **office1**: Chief Justice of New South Wales
- **term start1**: 15 February 1960
- **term end1**: 24 October 1962
- **predecessor1**: Kenneth Street (jurist), Sir Kenneth Street
- **successor1**: Leslie Herron, Sir Leslie Herron
- **order2**: 15th List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition
- **term start2**: 20 June 1951
- **term end2**: 9 February 1960
- **primeminister2**: Robert Menzies
- **deputy2**: Arthur Calwell
- **predecessor2**: Ben Chifley
- **successor2**: Arthur Calwell
- **office3**: 9th Australian Labor Party#ALP Federal Parliamentary Leaders, Leader of the Labor Party
- **term start3**: 20 June 1951
- **term end3**: 9 February 1960
- **deputy3**: Arthur Calwell
- **predecessor3**: Ben Chifley
- **successor3**: Arthur Calwell
- **office4**: Attorney-General for Australia
- **term start4**: 7 October 1941
- **term end4**: 19 December 1949
- **primeminister4**: John Curtin
Frank Forde
Ben Chifley
- **predecessor4**: Billy Hughes
- **successor4**: John Spicer (Australian politician), John Spicer
- **office5**: Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Minister for External Affairs
- **term start5**: 7 October 1941
- **term end5**: 19 December 1949
- **primeminister5**: John Curtin
Frank Forde
Ben Chifley
- **predecessor5**: Frederick Stewart (Australian politician), Sir Frederick Stewart
- **successor5**: Percy Spender
- **office6**: President of the United Nations General Assembly
- **term start6**: 1948
- **term end6**: 1949
- **predecessor6**: José Arce
- **successor6**: Carlos P. Romulo
- **constituency mp7**: Division of Barton, Barton
- **parliament7**: Australian
- **term start7**: 21 September 1940
- **term end7**: 22 November 1958
- **predecessor7**: Albert Lane (Australian politician), Albert Lane
- **successor7**: Len Reynolds (politician), Len Reynolds
- **constituency mp8**: Division of Hunter, Hunter
- **parliament8**: Australian
- **term start8**: 22 November 1958
- **term end8**: 10 February 1960
- **predecessor8**: Rowley James
- **successor8**: Bert James
- **birth name**: Herbert Vere Evatt
- **birth place**: East Maitland, New South Wales, East Maitland, Colony of New South Wales, British Empire
- **death place**: Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- **relations**: Clive Evatt (brother)
Elizabeth Evatt (niece)
Penelope Seidler (niece)
George Evatt, Sir George Evatt (uncle)
- **education**: Fort Street High School, Fort Street Model School
- **alma mater**: University of Sydney
- **party**: Australian Labor Party, Labor
- **children**: 2
- **occupation**: Lawyer
Academic
Politician
Judge