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23 - Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke became Australia's 23rd prime minister when the Labor Party won office, replacing the Liberal-National Party government led by Malcolm Fraser.

• Date of Birth: 9 December 1929
  
• Days in Office: 11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991 (3,203 days)
  
• Political Party: Labor
  
• Did you know?
  Hawke was a Rhodes Scholar and held the highest-ever approval rating for an Australian Prime Minister.