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Bob Hawke was born on 9 December 1929 in Border Town, South Australia, [10] the second child of Arthur "Clem" Hawke (1898–1989), a Congregationalist minister, and his wife Edith Emily (Lee) (1897–1979) [11] [12] (known as Ellie), a schoolteacher. [13] His uncle, Bert, was the Labor premier of Western Australia between 1953 and 1959. [14]
"Today we lost Bob Hawke, a great Australian – many would say the greatest Australian of the post-war era," his wife and former biographer Blanche d’Alpuget said in a statement. While others ...
Hazel Susan Hawke AO (née Masterson, 20 July 1929 – 23 May 2013) was the first wife of Bob Hawke, the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. She married him in 1956, and supported him throughout his prime ministership (1983–1991); they divorced in 1995.
Three former prime ministers lost a majority in the House (Alfred Deakin on two occasions, George Reid and Andrew Fisher), six resigned following leadership spills (John Gorton, Bob Hawke, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull) and three died in office (Joseph Lyons, John Curtin and Harold Holt, who disappeared and is ...
Bob Hawke (1983–1991); born to a Congregationalist minister [20] [21] He subsequently abandoned his Christian beliefs. [22] By the time he entered politics he was a self-described agnostic. [23] Julia Gillard (2010–2013); as brought up in the Baptist tradition, but is an atheist. In a 2010 interview, when asked if she believed in God, she ...
Bob Hawke, a transformative and charismatic left-wing lawmaker with a "larrikin' streak who served as Australian prime minister from 1983 to 1991, died on Thursday aged 89, his family said.
Milton A. "Mickey" Rudin was the singer's attorney; he died of pneumonia in December 1999, a year and a half after Sinatra's death from natural causes. The labor leader portrayed in the film, Bob Hawke, became prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991.
Former "Price Is Right" host Bob Barker d ied at age 99 from Alzheimer's disease, his death certificate, obtained by NBC News, indicates. The famed TV host died on Aug. 26 at his home in Los Angeles.