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He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1969 to 1980 and president of the Labor Party national executive from 1973 to 1978. Hawke was born in Border Town, South Australia.
16 Mei 2019 · In his first year of uni, Bob Hawke had a catastrophic motorbike crash that left his life hanging in the balance. As he saw his parents' fear, he had an epiphany that set him on the path to greatness.
16 Mei 2019 · Former Australian prime minister and Labor Party leader Bob Hawke, who dominated the country's politics in the 1980s, has died at the age of 89.
16 Mei 2019 · Bob Hawke was prime minister from 1983 to 1991 and introduced reforms that helped to shape modern Australia. Current Labor leader Bill Shorten hailed him as the labour movement's "greatest son".
Bob Hawke 11 March 1983 to 20 December 1991. Under Bob Hawke the Australian Labor Party won four consecutive elections. During his first term in office, Hawke gained the highest popularity rating of any prime minister since the introduction of public opinion polls.
10 Jun 2024 · Robert Hawke, Australian labor leader, Labor Party politician, and prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. Hawke was a brilliant trade-union official, and, when he entered Parliament in 1980, he already enjoyed immense national popularity. As prime minister, Hawke lowered inflation and improved labor relations.
16 Mei 2019 · Bob Hawke, Australia’s hugely popular prime minister from 1983 to 1991, who presided over wrenching changes that integrated his nation into the global economy and strengthened ties with Asia...
16 Mei 2019 · Robert James Lee Hawke was born in Bordertown, South Australia, on 9 December 1929, the second child of Clement Hawke, a Congregationalist minister, and his wife Edith Lee, a...
16 Mei 2019 · In Bob Hawke, who died on Thursday at 89, the country found a natural leader, happy to play the role. Though he swore off alcohol while in office, well into his late 80s, he would still perform...
Bob Hawke became Australia's 23rd prime minister when the Labor Party won office, replacing the Liberal-National Party Coalition government led by Malcolm Fraser. Born 9 December 1929
