Paul Keating (
January 18, [[1944]-) was the twenty-fourth
Prime Minister of
Australia, from
1991 to
1996. He is a member of the
Australian Labor Party
. He was Treasurer under the
Hawke government, when he challenged Hawke for leadership of the Labor Party. He won, and hence became Prime Minister.
Previous Australian Prime Minister: Bob Hawke
Next Australian Prime Minister: John Howard