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Bob Hawke

The Honourable
Bob Hawke
AC, GCL
Bob Hawke Portrait 1983.jpg
23rd Prime Minister of Australia
Elections: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990
In office
11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen
Bill Hayden
Deputy Lionel Bowen
Paul Keating
Brian Howe
Preceded by Malcolm Fraser
Succeeded by Paul Keating
Leader of the Labor Party
In office
3 February 1983 – 20 December 1991
Deputy Lionel Bowen
Paul Keating
Brian Howe
Preceded by Bill Hayden
Succeeded by Paul Keating
Leader of the Opposition
In office
3 February 1983 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
Deputy Lionel Bowen
Preceded by Bill Hayden
Succeeded by Andrew Peacock
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wills
In office
18 October 1980 – 20 February 1992
Preceded by Gordon Bryant
Succeeded by Phil Cleary
Personal details
Born Robert James Lee Hawke
(1929-12-09) 9 December 1929 (age 87)
Bordertown, South Australia, Australia
Political party Labor Party
Spouse(s) Hazel Masterson
(m. 1956; div. 1995; 4 children)
Blanche d'Alpuget
(m. 1995; present; 1 stepchild)
Relations Albert Hawke (uncle)
John Hawke (brother)
See Hawke family
Children 5
Parents Arthur Hawke
Edith Lee
Education
Profession Trade Unionist
Politician
Website Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library

Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC, GCL (born 9 December 1929) is an Australian politician who was the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991.

After graduating from the University of Oxford in 1956, Hawke was allowed to join the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) as a research officer. Having risen to become responsible for wage arbitration, he was elected President of the ACTU in 1969, where he achieved an unprecedented level of popularity. After a decade as ACTU President, Hawke announced his intention to enter politics, and was immediately elected to the House of Representatives as the Labor MP for Wills.

Three years later, he led Labor to a landslide election victory at the 1983 election and was sworn in as Prime Minister. He led Labor to victory at three more elections in 1984, 1987 and 1990, thus making him the most electorally successful Labor Leader in history. The Hawke Government created Medicare and Landcare, brokered the Prices and Incomes Accord, formed APEC, floated the Australian dollar, deregulated the financial sector, introduced the Family Assistance Scheme, announced "Advance Australia Fair" as the official national anthem and initiated superannuation pension schemes for all workers.


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