Hawke government
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Not to be confused with First Hawke ministry, Second Hawke ministry, Third Hawke ministry, or Fourth Hawke ministry.
The Hawke government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1983 to 1991. The government followed the Liberal-National Coalition Fraser government and was succeeded by another Labor administration, the Keating government, led by Paul Keating after an internal party leadership challenge in 1991. Keating was Treasurer through much of Hawke's term as prime minister and the period is sometimes termed the Hawke-Keating government.
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Hawke government | |
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In office | |
11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Deputy | Lionel Bowen (1983–1990) Paul Keating (1990–1991) Brian Howe (1991) |
Party | Labor |
Origin | Won 1983 election |
Demise | Hawke loses 1991 Labor leadership spill |
Predecessor | Fraser government |
Successor | Keating government |
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