Third Hawke ministry

Third Hawke ministry
56th Ministry of Australia
Bob Hawke Lionel Bowen
Date formed	24 July 1987
Date dissolved	4 April 1990
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Ninian Stephen Bill Hayden
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Deputy Prime Minister	Lionel Bowen
No. of ministers	35
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal–National coalition
Opposition leader	John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson
History
Election	11 July 1987
Outgoing election	24 March 1990
Legislature term	35th
Predecessor	Second Hawke ministry
Successor	Fourth Hawke ministry

This article is part of a series about Bob Hawke
Early life President of the ACTU Member for Wills (1980–1992) Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth 1982 Labor Party Spill 1983 Labor Party Spill June 1991 Labor Party spill December 1991 Labor Party spill Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1983–1991) Prices and Incomes Accord Floating the Australian dollar Financial deregulation 1984 Australian referendum Medicare Australia Act 1988 Australian referendum Gulf War RCIADIC Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Third Ministry Fourth Ministry Elections 1983 1984 1987 1990
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The third Hawke ministry (Labor) was the 56th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. The third Hawke ministry succeeded the second Hawke ministry, which dissolved on 24 July 1987 following the federal election that took place on 11 July. The ministry was replaced by the fourth Hawke ministry on 4 April 1990 following the 1990 federal election.^[1]