Keating government
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Not to be confused with First Keating ministry or Second Keating ministry.
The Keating government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Paul Keating of the Australian Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. The government followed on from the Hawke government after Paul Keating replaced Bob Hawke as Labor leader in an internal party leadership challenge in 1991. Together, these two governments are often collectively described as the Hawke-Keating government. The Keating government was defeated in the 1996 federal election and was succeeded by the John Howard's Coalition government.
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Keating government | |
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In office | |
20 December 1991 – 11 March 1996 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
Deputy | Brian Howe (1991–1995) Kim Beazley (1995–1996) |
Party | Labor |
Status | Majority |
Origin | Keating wins 1991 Labor leadership spill |
Demise | Lost 1996 election |
Predecessor | Hawke government |
Successor | Howard government |
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