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First Hawke Ministry
The First Hawke Ministry was the fifty-fifth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 11 March 1983 to 13 December 1984.
Australian Labor Party
Cabinet.
- Hon Bob Hawke, AC MP: Prime Minister
- Hon Lionel Bowen, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Commonwealth-State Relations. Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 14 July 1983)
- Senator Hon John Button: Minister for Industry and Commerce
telstra. He also promised to restore the prime minister's attendance at question time in parliament (which Keating had reduced in his final term).
The 1996 Election brought to an end 13 years of the Hawke-Keating Labor Government.
First term: 1996–1998.
First term: 1996–1998 Election win.
The Liberal-National Coalition won the federal election on 2 March 1996 against the incumbent Keating Labor government. The coalition had a 45-seat majority in the House of Representatives. Howard announced his proposed ministry team on 8