H. V. Evatt (Joan of What?)

Herbert Vere Evatt, KC KStJ (30 April 1894 – 2 November 1965), usually known as H. V. Evatt or Bert Evatt, and often as "Doc" Evatt on account of his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree, was a judge, lawyer, statesman and writer. He was also one of the leading non-militia members of the during the Hellerist era, and was the first post-war leader of the.

After the end of the war and restoration of the Empire, Evatt was one of the key advocates for the formation of the, a bipartisan alliance between the Democrats and which greatly assisted postwar reconstruction. He served as the joint 28th alongside Unitarian leader  under the Chancellorship of. During his Vice Chancellorship, Evatt also served as the third from 1948 to 1949, when he helped to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When the Coalition agreement was terminated in 1958 and Mayweather retired from the Chancellorship, Evatt competed against Menzies in the, in which he lost. Evatt became the first postwar Leader of the Opposition from 1958 to 1963. He attempted to secure the leadership again for the, but he lost to his deputy, , in the. After leaving Congress, Evatt was appointed Chief Justice of the Capes, a position in which he served until his death in 1965.