Hawke government

Hawke government
In office
11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Deputy	Lionel Bowen (1983–1990) Paul Keating (1990–1991) Brian Howe (1991)
Party	Labor
Origin	Won 1983 election
Demise	Hawke loses 1991 Labor leadership spill
Predecessor	Fraser government
Successor	Keating government

This article is part of a series about Bob Hawke
Early life President of the ACTU Member for Wills (1980–1992) Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth 1982 Labor Party Spill 1983 Labor Party Spill June 1991 Labor Party spill December 1991 Labor Party spill Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1983–1991) Prices and Incomes Accord Floating the Australian dollar Financial deregulation 1984 Australian referendum Medicare Australia Act 1988 Australian referendum Gulf War RCIADIC Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Third Ministry Fourth Ministry Elections 1983 1984 1987 1990
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The Hawke government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1983 to 1991. The government followed the Liberal-National Coalition Fraser government and was succeeded by another Labor administration, the Keating government, led by Paul Keating after an internal party leadership challenge in 1991. Keating was Treasurer through much of Hawke's term as prime minister and the period is sometimes termed the Hawke-Keating government.