Hawke II government

The Hawke II government ruled Australia from December 13, 1984 to July 24, 1987. The government was provided by the Labor Party .

Bob Hawke had been Prime Minister of a Labor Party government since November 3, 1980. In the early parliamentary elections on December 1, 1984 Labor was able to maintain the absolute majority with 82 of 148 seats in the enlarged House of Representatives, despite a slight loss of votes . In the also enlarged Senate , Laboratory provided 34 of the 76 Senators. Laboratory rule under Bob Hawke continued. In the parliamentary elections on July 11, 1987, the Labor Party expanded its majority in the House of Representatives to 86 out of 148 seats. In the Senate, Labor lost two seats and provided 32 of the 76 Senators. ^ Bob Hawke remained Prime Minister of a Labor government.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Term of office	image
prime minister	Bob Hawke	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
deputy prime minister	Lionel Bowen	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Attorney General
Vice President of the Executive Council
Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce	John Button	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Municipal Services	Don Grimes	December 13, 1984 - February 16, 1987
Minister for Municipal Services	Chris Hurford	February 16, 1987 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Labor and Industrial Relations	Ralph Willis	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Treasury minister	Paul Keating	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Special Minister of State	Mick Young	December 13, 1984 - February 16, 1987
Finance minister	Peter Walsh	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Foreign minister	Bill Hayden	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Education	Susan Ryan	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Raw Materials and Energy	Gareth Evans	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Commerce	John Dawkins	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Primary Industry	John Kerin	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Housing and Construction	Stewart West	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Defense Minister	Kim Beazley	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	Chris Hurford	December 13, 1984 - February 16, 1987
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	Mick Young	February 16 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Social Affairs	Brian Howe	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Commonwealth and State Relations	Lionel Bowen	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Public Service	Peter Walsh	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Industrial Public Service Affairs	Ralph Willis	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for the Status of Women	Susan Ryan	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister	Gareth Evans	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Youth	John Dawkins	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Chris Hurford	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Gareth Evans	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987

Junior minister
Special Minister of State	Michael Tate	February 16, 1987 - July 24, 1987
Minister of transport	Peter Morris	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Aviation	Peter Morris	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Sport, Leisure and Tourism	John Brown	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Health	Neal Blewett	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Science Minister	Barry Jones	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Territories	Gordon Scholes	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister of Communication	Michael Duffy	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Culture, Cultural Heritage and the Environment	Barry Cohen	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Aborigines	Clyde Holding	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Veterans	Arthur Gietzelt	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services	Tom Uren	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial Celebration	Barry Cohen	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce	Barry Jones	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Defense	John Brown	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Defense	Michael Duffy	December 13, 1984 - July 24, 1987

Web links

Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, p. 564 f. , accessed on May 31, 2019 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Prime Ministers of Australia. Bob Hawke. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 31, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 278-285
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 50, 141 , accessed on May 31, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 51, 141 , accessed on May 31, 2019 .

[Hawke-1] Prime Ministers of Australia. Bob Hawke. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 31, 2019 .

[Voigt-2] Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 278-285

[Wahl_1984-3] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 50, 141 , accessed on May 31, 2019 .

[Wahl_1987-4] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 51, 141 , accessed on May 31, 2019 .