First Hawke ministry | |
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54th Ministry of Australia | |
Bob Hawke Lionel Bowen | |
Date formed | 11 March 1983 |
Date dissolved | 13 December 1984 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir Ninian Stephen |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Deputy Prime Minister | Lionel Bowen |
No. of ministers | 27 |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Liberal– National coalition |
Opposition leader | Andrew Peacock |
History | |
Election | 5 March 1983 |
Outgoing election | 1 December 1984 |
Legislature term | 33rd |
Predecessor | Fourth Fraser ministry |
Successor | Second Hawke ministry |
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Term of government (1983–1991)
Ministries Elections |
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The first Hawke ministry ( Labor) was the 54th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. The first Hawke ministry succeeded the Fourth Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1983 following the federal election that took place on 5 March which saw Labor defeat Malcolm Fraser's Liberal– National Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the second Hawke ministry on 13 December 1984 following the 1984 federal election. [1]
As of 21 October 2023, Ralph Willis, Paul Keating, Gareth Evans and John Dawkins are the last surviving members of Cabinet of the first Hawke ministry.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor |
Hon
Peter Morris (1932–) |
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Hon
Kim Beazley (1948–) |
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Hon
Chris Hurford (1931–2020) |
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Hon
John Brown (1931–)
MP for
Parramatta |
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Hon
Dr Neal Blewett (1933–) |
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Hon
Dr Barry Jones (1932–) |
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Hon
Michael Duffy (1938–) |
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Hon
Barry Cohen (1935–2017) |
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Hon
Clyde Holding (1931–2011)
MP for
Melbourne Ports |
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Hon
Arthur Gietzelt (1920–2014)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Hon
Tom Uren (1921–2015) |
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Hon
Brian Howe (1936–) |
First Hawke ministry | |
---|---|
54th Ministry of Australia | |
Bob Hawke Lionel Bowen | |
Date formed | 11 March 1983 |
Date dissolved | 13 December 1984 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir Ninian Stephen |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Deputy Prime Minister | Lionel Bowen |
No. of ministers | 27 |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Liberal– National coalition |
Opposition leader | Andrew Peacock |
History | |
Election | 5 March 1983 |
Outgoing election | 1 December 1984 |
Legislature term | 33rd |
Predecessor | Fourth Fraser ministry |
Successor | Second Hawke ministry |
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---|---|---|
Term of government (1983–1991)
Ministries Elections |
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The first Hawke ministry ( Labor) was the 54th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. The first Hawke ministry succeeded the Fourth Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1983 following the federal election that took place on 5 March which saw Labor defeat Malcolm Fraser's Liberal– National Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the second Hawke ministry on 13 December 1984 following the 1984 federal election. [1]
As of 21 October 2023, Ralph Willis, Paul Keating, Gareth Evans and John Dawkins are the last surviving members of Cabinet of the first Hawke ministry.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor |
Hon
Peter Morris (1932–) |
|||
Hon
Kim Beazley (1948–) |
| |||
Hon
Chris Hurford (1931–2020) |
| |||
Hon
John Brown (1931–)
MP for
Parramatta |
| |||
Hon
Dr Neal Blewett (1933–) |
||||
Hon
Dr Barry Jones (1932–) |
||||
Hon
Michael Duffy (1938–) |
||||
Hon
Barry Cohen (1935–2017) |
||||
Hon
Clyde Holding (1931–2011)
MP for
Melbourne Ports |
||||
Hon
Arthur Gietzelt (1920–2014)
Senator for
New South Wales |
||||
Hon
Tom Uren (1921–2015) |
| |||
Hon
Brian Howe (1936–) |