This is the sweetest victory of all. This is a victory for the true believers; the people who, in difficult times, have kept the faith. - Paul Keating

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This is the sweetest victory of all. This is a victory for the true believers; the people who, in difficult times, have kept the faith.

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About Paul Keating

Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. As member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he previously served as treasurer of Australia from 1983 to 1991 and as deputy prime minister of Australia from 1990 to 1991. As Prime Minister, he won an "unwinnable" election in 1993. He left school at the age of 14, joined the Labor Party at the same age, served a term as State President of Young Labor and worked as a research assistant for a trade union. Elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the age of 25, he came to be seen as the leader of the Labor Right faction, and developed a reputation as a talented and fierce parliamentary performer.

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Alternative Names: Paul John Keating The Honourable Paul Keating

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