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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 [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]].
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'''Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke''' (b. 1929) served as the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] from Mar. 11, 1983 to Dec. 20, 1991, as a member of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]].
    
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, before becoming a trade unionist.  He described himself as an [[agnostic]].
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*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.
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He left office in defeat.
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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]].
    
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}
 
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}
    
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