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Paul Keating was Australia’s 24th Prime Minister and held office from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996.
Paul Keating was Australia’s 24th Prime Minister and held office from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996.
Keating first entered parliament when he won the House of Representatives seat of Blaxland in 1969. He was only 25 years old, making him one of the youngest federal parliamentarians.
Keating's first Cabinet post was Minister for Northern Australia from 21 October to 11 November 1975. He was Treasurer from 1983 to 1991 in the Hawke government. Then he successfully challenged Hawke for Labor Party leadership on 19 December 1991.
