Fourth Hawke ministryEarly lifePresident of the ACTUMember for Wills (1980–1992)Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth1982 Labor Party spill1983 Labor Party spillJune 1991 Labor Party spillDecember 1991 Labor Party spillPrime Minister of AustraliaTerm of government (1983–1991)Prices and Incomes AccordFloating the Australian dollarFinancial deregulation1984 Australian referendumMedicareAustralia Act1988 Australian referendumGulf WarRCIADICMinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryElections1983198419871990The fourth Hawke ministry (Labor) was the 57th ministry of the Government of Australia.Second Hawke ministryEarly lifePresident of the ACTUMember for Wills (1980–1992)Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth1982 Labor Party spill1983 Labor Party spillJune 1991 Labor Party spillDecember 1991 Labor Party spillPrime Minister of AustraliaTerm of government (1983–1991)Prices and Incomes AccordFloating the Australian dollarFinancial deregulation1984 Australian referendumMedicareAustralia Act1988 Australian referendumGulf WarRCIADICMinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryElections1983198419871990The second Hawke ministry (Labor) was the 55th ministry of the Government of Australia.
1987 Australian federal electionResults by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.A federal election was held in Australia on 11 July 1987, following the granting of a double dissolution on 5 June by the Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen. Consequently, all 148 seats in the House of Representatives as well as all 76 seats in the Senate were up for election.1990 Australian federal electionResults by division for the House of Representatives, shaded by winning party's margin of victory.A federal election was held in Australia on 24 March 1990. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election.
Bob HawkeEarly lifePresident of the ACTUMember for Wills (1980–1992)Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth1982 Labor Party spill1983 Labor Party spillJune 1991 Labor Party spillDecember 1991 Labor Party spillPrime Minister of AustraliaTerm of government (1983–1991)Prices and Incomes AccordFloating the Australian dollarFinancial deregulation1984 Australian referendumMedicareAustralia Act1988 Australian referendumGulf WarRCIADICMinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryElections1983198419871990Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was the 23rd prime minister of Australia, serving from 1983 to 1991.
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