Robert James Lee Hawke was Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister and the ALP’s most successful and longest-serving Prime Minister.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives, as the member for the Melbourne electorate of Wills, in 1980. He became leader of the ALP in February 1983 and Prime Minister a few weeks later, taking his party to victory over Malcolm Fraser’s LNP coalition government.
Hawke won four consecutive terms in office. He was re-elected in 1984, 1987 and 1990, becoming the only Labor Prime Minister to win three or more federal elections. Before him, Whitlam won two consecutive elections and Fisher won two non-consecutive elections.
Hawke was deposed as ALP leader on December 19, 1991 by his deputy and former Treasurer, Paul Keating. Hawke resigned as the member for Wills in February 1992.
The Hawke Ministers 1983-91
There were 53 members of the Hawke executives, including ministers and parliamentary secretaries. THIS PAGE shows all the ministers, their seats and portfolios, dates of birth and death, and ages. The table also indicates in which of the four Hawke terms the ministers held office.
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- Jan 05, 2014: Arthur Gietzelt, Labor Senator And Hawke Minister, Dies, 93
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- Sep 26, 2013: At America’s Cup 30th Anniversary, Bob Hawke Tells A Joke
- Sep 05, 2013: Medicare 30th Anniversary
- Feb 25, 2013: A.L.P. Federal Election Results Since 1910
- Jan 01, 2013: 1984-85 Hawke Government Cabinet Papers Released
- Dec 30, 2012: Julia Gillard And Bob Hawke Speak At Woodford Folk Festival
- Dec 09, 2012: More Anniversaries: Three Elections, A Floating Dollar And The Redfern Speech
- Dec 03, 2012: Anniversaries Galore In The First Week Of December
- Nov 17, 2012: Top 10 Great Labor Speeches
- May 16, 2012: ACTU Congress Pays Tribute To Bill Kelty
- Apr 01, 2012: Lionel Bowen, Whitlam Minister, Deputy PM To Hawke, Dies At 89
- Jan 06, 2012: Let’s All Drink To Bob Hawke
- Jan 01, 2012: Cabinet Papers From 1982-1983 Released
- Jul 12, 2010: Paul Keating’s Letter To Bob Hawke On Blanche D’Alpuget’s Biography
- Jun 02, 2006: Paul Keating Launches ‘The Longest Decade’
- Feb 23, 1992: Wills By-Election Campaign Begins
- Dec 19, 1991: Bob Hawke: Final Speech As Prime Minister
- Jun 03, 1991: Bob Hawke Repels Leadership Challenge From Paul Keating
- Oct 23, 1990: Hawke And Hewson Welcome Nelson Mandela To Australia
- May 08, 1990: Governor-General Bill Hayden Opens The 36th Parliament
- Apr 11, 1990: Bob Hogg: 1990 Federal Election Analysis
- Mar 24, 1990: ABC Radio 1990 Election Night Broadcast
- Mar 21, 1990: Bob Hawke: Pre-Election National Press Club Address
- Mar 18, 1990: Hawke-Keating and Peacock-Hewson Interviewed by Richard Carleton on 60 Minutes
- Mar 08, 1990: Bob Hawke’s 1990 Federal Election Policy Speech
- Mar 08, 1990: On The Campaign Trail With Bob Hawke
- May 31, 1989: Keating Worries The Government Isn’t Getting Credit For Its Economic Reform Record
- May 09, 1989: How Much Does A Leadership Change Cost?
- May 08, 1989: Why Do You Hate Tasmania, Hawke Is Asked In Parliament
- May 09, 1988: New Parliament House Opened By The Queen
- Jan 26, 1988: Bob Hawke’s 1988 Bicentenary Australia Day Address
- Sep 14, 1987: Governor-General’s Speech Opening Parliament: 1987
- Jul 12, 1987: Hawke Labor Government Wins Third Term
- Jul 11, 1987: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Comments On The 1987 Federal Election Result
- Jul 11, 1987: Bob Hawke Claims Victory In 1987 Federal Election
- Jul 10, 1987: 1987 Federal Election: ALP TV Advertisements
- Jul 08, 1987: Business Tax And Divided Rabble: ALP Radio Ads
- Jul 01, 1987: Let’s Stick Together – ALP Campaign Jingle 1987
- Jul 01, 1987: Achievements: ALP 1987 Federal Election Video For Party Members
- Jun 23, 1987: 1987 Federal Election: Bob Hawke’s ALP Policy Speech
- May 27, 1987: Bob Hawke Announces The 1987 Double Dissolution Election
- Nov 14, 1986: Mick Young Taunts The Opposition Over The Election Date
- Oct 21, 1986: Lionel Murphy, High Court Justice, Whitlam’s Attorney-General, Dies, 64
- Mar 02, 1986: Queen Elizabeth Signs Australia Act Into Law
- Sep 20, 1985: Derryn Hinch Interviews Prime Minister Bob Hawke
- Apr 15, 1985: Swinging Voters And The 1984 Federal Election
- Apr 15, 1985: 1984 Post-Election Analysis: McMullan, Henderson And Butman
- Feb 21, 1985: Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen Opens The 34th Parliament
- Dec 13, 1984: Cabinet Committees: Hawke Government 1984
- Dec 01, 1984: Bob Hawke And Andrew Peacock 1984 Election Night Speeches
- Nov 26, 1984: Leaders’ Debate: 1984 Federal Election
- Oct 08, 1984: Hawke Announces Early Election For December 1, 1984
- Aug 21, 1984: Paul Keating 1984 Federal Budget Speech
- Aug 21, 1984: Letters Patent 1984: Governor-General
- Apr 15, 1984: Alan Hughes: The Federal Election Of March 1983
- Aug 23, 1983: Paul Keating Delivers His First Budget As Treasurer In The Hawke Government
- May 15, 1983: David Butler: 1983 Election Retrospect
- Apr 29, 1983: Celebrating The Hawke And Cain Labor Governments
- Apr 21, 1983: Governor-General’s Speech Opening Parliament: 1983
- Apr 17, 1983: National Economic Summit: Channel 9 Sunday Report By Andrew Olle
- Mar 06, 1983: The Day After: 3AW Midday News Reports the Hawke Victory
- Mar 05, 1983: 1983 Federal Election: Triumphant Hawke Arrives At National Tally Room And Claims Victory
- Mar 02, 1983: Final Television Broadcasts: 1983 Federal Election
- Mar 02, 1983: Don Chipp On His Faith In Bob Hawke
- Mar 02, 1983: Bob Hawke At The National Press Club: 1983 Federal Election
- Mar 01, 1983: ALP Free-Time Election Advertisement: Bob Hawke
- Feb 23, 1983: ALP Free-Time Election Advertisement: Bob Hawke
- Feb 22, 1983: Fraser Says Your Money Would Be Safer Under The Bed; That’s Where The Commies Are, Says Hawke
- Feb 16, 1983: Bob Hawke’s 1983 Federal Election Policy Speech
- Feb 03, 1983: The ‘Blood On Your Hands’ Interview: Bob Hawke And Richard Carleton
- Feb 03, 1983: Fraser Calls Early Election As Hawke Replaces Hayden
- Jan 28, 1983: John Button’s Letter To Bill Hayden
- Dec 07, 1982: Hawke Denies He Is Challenging Hayden
- Sep 30, 1980: Malcolm Fraser’s 1980 Liberal Party Policy Speech
- Sep 15, 1976: Bob Hawke Announces He Won’t Run For Parliament – Yet
- Sep 14, 1976: Hawke Should Stay With The ACTU: The Australian
- Sep 30, 1974: Bob Hawke On Monday Conference In 1974
