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Robert James Lee Hawke AC GCL (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. 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 ...
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3 days ago · Bob Hawke. Born: December 9, 1929, Bordertown, South Australia, Australia. Died: May 16, 2019, Sydney (aged 89) Title / Office: prime minister (1983-1991), Australia. Political Affiliation: Australian Labor Party. Awards And Honors: Rhodes Scholarship. Recent News. May 10, 2024, 5:40 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
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May 16, 2019 · Bob Hawke, Australia's 23rd prime minister and Labor Party legend, has died at the age of 89. Key points: Bob Hawke was prime minister from 1983 to 1991, making him the longest-serving Labor PM. He is survived by wife Blanche d'Alpuget, and his three children — Susan, Stephen and Rosslyn.
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May 16, 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. The charismatic politician, renowned for his love...
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May 16, 2019 · Bob Hawke, former Australian prime minister, dies age 89. Read more. Hawke’s first attempt to enter parliament, in 1963, was unsuccessful.
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May 16, 2019 · It was 1958 when Bob Hawke — lawyer, Rhodes Scholar, larrikin and record-holding beer drinker — found himself at a crossroads. He threw in his PhD scholarship and headed to his first full-time job at the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The plan was to show off his legal skills in a fight for higher wages. The following year Hawke had his wish.
May 16, 2019 · Australia’s 23rd prime minister and Labor elder statesman Bob Hawke has died. Hawke died peacefully at home, aged 89 years, according to a statement by his widow Blanche D’Alpuget released on...
