Australian prime Ministers

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Australia's Prime Ministers1983 to Now

Name   Robert Hawke

Term of Office 11/3/1983 - 20/12/1991

Party Labor

Born South Australia, 1929

Education Perth; University of Western Australia & Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar

Profession   Research Officer

Notes 1958 Research Officer then Advocate with Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
1970 President ACTU
1973 National President Australian Labor Party (ALP).
1977 Federal Parliament .
1982 Unsuccessfully challenged Hayden as Leader ALP.
1983 Hayden stood aside for him .
Hawke was 1st Labor Prime Minister to win 4th successive term & was Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister.
Lost leadership of the Labor Party 1991, and resigned seat.

Name   Paul Keating

Term of Office   20/12/1991 - 3/3/1996

Party Labor

Born   Sydney, 1944

Education Sydney

Profession Engineer

Notes Joined Labor Party at age 15.
1979-83 President NSW branch of party .
1969 Federal Parliament
1975 Minister for Northern Australia . Later Shadow Minister for several portfolios, including Agriculture, Minerals & Energy, Resources & Energy.
1983 Treasurer in Hawke government .
1990 Deputy Prime Minister .
1991 Challenged Hawke for leadership , lost, & resigned from ministry.
December 1991 elected Leader of the Party, became Prime Minister.
Won 1993 elections, but severe loss in 1996 and resigned seat.

Name   John Howard

  Term of Office   3/3/1996 -

Party Liberal

Born   Sydney, 1939

Education    Canterbury Boys' School; Sydney University

Profession Lawyer

Notes Elected to executive of NSW branch of Liberal Party at age 24.
1972-74 Vice President of NSW branch Liberal Party.
1974 Federal Parliament .
1975 Minister for Business & Consumer Affairs , later Minister for Special Trade Negotiations,
1977-83 Treasurer .
1982 Deputy Leader Liberal Party
1985-89 Leader (& Leader of the Opposition) .
1990 Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations .
1995 Once again Leader , won huge victory in 1996 elections.

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Name	Robert Hawke
Term of Office	11/3/1983 - 20/12/1991
Party	Labor
Born	South Australia, 1929
Education	Perth; University of Western Australia & Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar
Profession	Research Officer
Notes	1958 Research Officer then Advocate with Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) 1970 President ACTU 1973 National President Australian Labor Party (ALP). 1977 Federal Parliament . 1982 Unsuccessfully challenged Hayden as Leader ALP. 1983 Hayden stood aside for him . Hawke was 1st Labor Prime Minister to win 4th successive term & was Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister. Lost leadership of the Labor Party 1991, and resigned seat.

Name	Paul Keating
Term of Office	20/12/1991 - 3/3/1996
Party	Labor
Born	Sydney, 1944
Education	Sydney
Profession	Engineer
Notes	Joined Labor Party at age 15. 1979-83 President NSW branch of party . 1969 Federal Parliament 1975 Minister for Northern Australia . Later Shadow Minister for several portfolios, including Agriculture, Minerals & Energy, Resources & Energy. 1983 Treasurer in Hawke government . 1990 Deputy Prime Minister . 1991 Challenged Hawke for leadership , lost, & resigned from ministry. December 1991 elected Leader of the Party, became Prime Minister. Won 1993 elections, but severe loss in 1996 and resigned seat.

Name	John Howard
Term of Office	3/3/1996 -
Party	Liberal
Born	Sydney, 1939
Education	Canterbury Boys' School; Sydney University
Profession	Lawyer
Notes	Elected to executive of NSW branch of Liberal Party at age 24. 1972-74 Vice President of NSW branch Liberal Party. 1974 Federal Parliament . 1975 Minister for Business & Consumer Affairs , later Minister for Special Trade Negotiations, 1977-83 Treasurer . 1982 Deputy Leader Liberal Party 1985-89 Leader (& Leader of the Opposition) . 1990 Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations . 1995 Once again Leader , won huge victory in 1996 elections.