Hazel Hawke

Hazel Hawke AO
Hazel Hawke on a visit to Moscow in 1987
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
In office 11 March 1983 – 20 December 1991
Preceded by	Tamie Fraser
Succeeded by	Annita Keating
Personal details
Born	Hazel Susan Masterson (1929-07-20)20 July 1929 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	23 May 2013(2013-05-23) (aged 83) Hammondville, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Bob Hawke ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1994)​
Children	4

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. She worked in social policy areas, and was an amateur pianist and a patron of the arts. After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she made public appearances in order to raise awareness of the disease.