Hawke government

Hawke government
In office
11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
DeputyLionel Bowen (1983–1990)
Paul Keating (1990–1991)
Brian Howe (1991)
PartyLabor
OriginWon 1983 election
DemiseHawke loses 1991 Labor leadership spill
PredecessorFraser government
SuccessorKeating government

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.