Beazley was a minister under [[Bob Hawke]] from 1983 to 1991 and under [[Paul Keating]] from 1991 to 1996. He was Deputy Prime Minister in 1995-1996. Elected Labor Leader in March 1996, he resigned in November 2001 after losing two federal elections. Beazley took up the reigns of [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] leadership in early 2005 following the acrimonious resignation of [[Mark Latham]]. Beazley was defeated in a party room vote by [[Kevin Rudd]] in December 2006. | Beazley was a minister under [[Bob Hawke]] from 1983 to 1991 and under [[Paul Keating]] from 1991 to 1996. He was Deputy Prime Minister in 1995-1996. Elected Labor Leader in March 1996, he resigned in November 2001 after losing two federal elections. Beazley took up the reigns of [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] leadership in early 2005 following the acrimonious resignation of [[Mark Latham]]. Beazley was defeated in a party room vote by [[Kevin Rudd]] in December 2006. |