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Robert James Lee Hawke (b. 1929) served as the [[Prime Minister]] of Australia from Mar. 11, 1983 to Dec. 20, 1991, as a member of the Labor Party.
'''Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke''' (born 1929) served as the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] from Mar. 11, 1983 to Dec. 20, 1991, as leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] (ALP).
Born in Bordertown, SA and married to Hazel Masterson, he was educated at the Perth Modern School, the University of Washington, and Oxford University, before becoming a trade unionist. He described himself as an [[agnostic]].
Born in Bordertown, SA and married to Hazel Masterson, he was educated at the Perth Modern School, the [[University of Washington]], and [[Oxford University]] (where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]]), before becoming a trade unionist. He described himself as an [[agnostic]].
His governments continued the increasingly heavy legislative programs of his predecessors. Most prominent was the following:
His governments continued the increasingly heavy legislative programs of his predecessors. Most prominent was the following:
*The World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, which invoked a provision in the Constitution to bring "heritage areas" under Commonwealth control for preservation purposes.
*The World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983, which invoked a provision in the Constitution to bring "heritage areas" under Commonwealth control for preservation purposes.
Hawke lost the leadership of the ALP and thus his position as Prime Minister due to an internal leadership challenge in 1991 by [[Paul Keating]].
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