Bob Hawke Politician

Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC, GCL (born 9 December 1929) is an Australian politician who was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991. After a decade as President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Labor MP for Wills in 1980. Three years later, he led Labor to a landslide election victory 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 successful Labor Leader in history. Hawke was eventually replaced by Paul Keating at the end of 1991. He remains to date Labor's longest-serving Prime Minister, Australia's third-longest-serving Prime Minister, and is currently the oldest living former Prime Minister.

Personal facts

Bob Hawke
Alias (AKA)Hawke Robert James Lee
Birth dateDecember 09, 1929
Birth place
South Australia , Bordertown South Australia , Australia
Religion
Agnosticism
Congregational church
Education
University of Western Australia
University College Oxford
Spouse
Profession
Trade union , Politician

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Office holder

deputy
governor general
monarch
Elizabeth II
office
Leader of the Opposition
Leader of the Labor Party
23rd Prime Minister of Australia
party
Australian Labor Party
region
Division of Wills
successor

Bob Hawke on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/hawke
  2. http://www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
  3. http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/BHPML/biogs/bh_biog.asp
  4. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951966-2,00.html