Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Robert Hawke Biography and Timeline

Follow Robert Hawke through 6 dated historical records for Australia.

Robert Hawke, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1983–1990Years on this page

1983

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 1st term

Role range: 1983-1985

Party Leader

Party Leader of LP · Canberra · Politics / Labour Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party

1987

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 2nd term

Role range: 1987-1990

1989

Broadcast

Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra · Government / Government of Australia

Makes a television broadcast confessing to adultery

Role range: 1987-1990

Scandal

Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra · Government / Government of Australia

Makes a television broadcast confessing to adultery

Role range: 1987-1990

1990

Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Minister of Australia · Government / Government of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 3rd term

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.