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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 leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] (ALP).
'''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]] (where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]]), 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]].
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]].
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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[[Category:Former Heads of Government]]