Bob Hawke Wife Name: Blanche D’Alpuget First Husband, Net Worth, Son

Robert James Lee ‘Bob’ Hawke was born on 9 December 1929 at Bordertown in Southern Australia, to congregational minister, Arthur Hawke, and his wife, Edith, who was a schoolteacher.

He had an older brother, Neil, who died at the age of 17 due to meningitis.
Bob was known to be extremely self-confident as a child. He completed his school education at the Perth Modern School and subsequently enrolled at the University of Western Australia. Upon turning 18, he joined the Australian Labor Party, in 1947.

Bob Hawke Wife Name

Hazel Susan Hawke, was the first wife of Bob Hawke. He later married Josephine Blanche d’Alpuget who is an Australian writer and the second wife of Bob Hawke, the longest-serving Labor Prime Minister of Australia.

Blanche D’Alpuget First Husband

D’Alpuget’s first husband is Pratt.  D’Alpuget and Pratt divorced in 1986. Between 1979 and 1982 d’Alpuget researched and wrote a biography of Hawke.

Blanche D’Alpuget Net Worth

Blanche D’Alpuget’s net worth is $1.4 Million. She is an author of many bestselling books.

Blanche D’Alpuget Son

D’Alpuget returned to Australia with her husband, gave birth to her son Louis.