William Hayden
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The Honourable Bill Hayden AC |
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| 21st Governor-General of Australia | |
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In office 16 February 1989 – 16 February 1996 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Sir Ninian Stephen |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Deane |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
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In office 11 March 1983 – 17 August 1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Tony Street |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Evans |
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Leader of the Opposition Elections: 1980 |
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In office 22 December 1977 – 3 February 1983 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General |
Sir John Kerr Sir Zelman Cowen Sir Ninian Stephen |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Deputy | Lionel Bowen |
| Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hawke |
| 12th Leader of the Labor Party | |
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In office 22 December 1977 – 3 February 1983 |
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| Deputy | Lionel Bowen |
| Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Bob Hawke |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 6 June 1975 – 11 November 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Jim Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Minister for Social Security | |
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In office 19 December 1972 – 6 June 1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Lance Barnard |
| Succeeded by | John Wheeldon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Oxley |
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In office 9 December 1961 – 8 October 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Les Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
William George Hayden 23 January 1933 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Dallas Broadfoot (m. 1960) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Brisbane State High School |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation |
Police officer (Queensland Police Service) |
| Profession |
Public Servant Politician |
William George "Bill" Hayden AC (born 23 January 1933) is an Australian politician who was the 21st Governor-General of Australia from 1989 to 1996. He was previously the Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade under Prime Minister Bob Hawke from 1983 to 1988. Earlier he had briefly been the Treasurer of Australia under Gough Whitlam in 1975.
Born in Brisbane, Bill Hayden was the son of George Hayden, an Irish-American sailor originally from Oakland, California, and already 52 years old at the time of Bill's birth. Hayden's paternal grandparents were from Cork in Ireland, and significant parts of his approach to social issues and politics throughout his public life reflected the Irish side of his family background.
Hayden was educated at Brisbane State High School, played soccer for Eastern Suburbs FC and served in the Queensland Police Force from 1953 to 1961. He continued his education privately, completing an economics degree (on a part-time basis) at the University of Queensland. Prior to the 1970s, he was a self-described democratic socialist.
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