Bob Hawke

Bob HawkeAC GCL
Title(s)	The Honourable Bob Hawke
Age	53-56 (Season 4)
Date of birth	9 December 1929
Birthplace	Border Town, New South Wales, South Australia, Australia
Date of death	16 May 2019 (Aged 89)
Occupation	Prime Minister of Australia (1983-1991)
Relationships
Marital status	Married
Spouse	Hazel Masterson (m.1956 div.1994) Blanche d'Alpuget (m.1995-2019, dissolved at his death)
Children	Susan Stephen Roslyn Robert Jnr.
Family	Clem Hawke (Father) Bert Hawke (Uncle)
Credits
Played by	Richard Roxburgh
Season(s)	4
First appearance	Terra Nullius
Final appearance	48:1

Robert "Bob" James Lee Hawke AC GCL is a character in the Netflix series, The Crown. He served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 until 1991 as a member of the Australian Labor Party. He is portrayed by Richard Roxburgh.

Biography

Prior to his time in office, Hawke served as leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1970 until 1980.

Portrayal

In The Crown, Hawke is shown as a republican who was determined to make Australia a republic as soon as possible. While the real Hawke was a republican, he did not feel making Australia a republic a first-order priority whilst as Prime Minister was necessary. Hawke was pragmatic on when Australia should become a republic. It seems that Peter Morgan may have confused Hawke with his successor Paul Keating. Of the two, Keating is the more vocal in his republicanism. Curiously, Keating is not depicted in The Crown.