Robert James Lee Hawke was an Australian politician and union organiser who was the 23rd prime minister of Australia,from 1983 to 1991,holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). Previously he was the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1969 to 1980 and president of the Labor Party national executive from 1973 to 1980.
Paul John Keating is an Australian former politician and unionist who was the 24th prime minister of Australia,from 1991 to 1996,holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously was treasurer of Australia in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1991 and as deputy prime minister of Australia from 1990 to 1991.
Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Member of Parliament for Hotham from 1990 to 2013,representing the Labor Party,and served as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke,Keating,Rudd and Gillard Governments. He was the Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2001 to December 2003.
Kim Christian Beazley is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from 1996 to 2001 and 2005 to 2006,having previously been a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. After leaving parliament he served as ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2016 and governor of Western Australia from 2018 to 2022.
The 1996 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 38th Parliament of Australia. It was held on 2 March 1996. All 148 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76-seat Senate were up for election. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition led by Opposition Leader John Howard of the Liberal Party and coalition partner Tim Fischer of the National Party defeated the incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Prime Minister Paul Keating in a landslide victory.
Robert Francis McMullan is an Australian former politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He was the first person to represent the Australian Capital Territory in both houses of federal parliament
Brendan John Nelson is a business leader and former Australian politician. He served as the federal Leader of the Opposition from 2007 to 2008,going on to serve as Australia's senior diplomat to the European Union and NATO. He now has a global leadership role with Boeing,an aerospace company.
Stephen Francis Smith is the current High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom and formerly an Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for Perth from 1993 to 2013,representing the Australian Labor Party. He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments,including as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2010),Minister for Trade (2010),and Minister for Defence (2010–2013).
The second Keating ministry (Labor) was the 59th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 24th Prime Minister,Paul Keating. The second Keating ministry succeeded the first Keating ministry,which dissolved on 24 March 1993 following the federal election that took place on 13 March. The ministry was replaced by the first Howard ministry on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March which saw the Liberal–National Coalition defeat Labor.
Ralph Willis AO is a former Australian politician who served as a Cabinet Minister during the entirety of the Hawke-Keating Government from 1983 to 1996,most notably as Treasurer of Australia from 1993 to 1996 and briefly in 1991. He also served as Minister for Industrial Relations,Minister for Transport and Communications and Minister for Finance. He represented the Victorian seat of Gellibrand in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1998.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations,international aid,consular services and trade and investment. In 2021,DFAT allocated USD 3.4 billion of official development assistance,equivalent to 0.22% of gross national income.
Brian Leslie Howe AO is a retired Australian politician and Uniting Church minister. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and deputy leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1995,under Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. He was a government minister continuously from 1983 to 1996,and a member of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1996,representing the Division of Batman in Victoria.
Peter Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese,is an Australian retired diplomat and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 3 December 2012 to 22 July 2016. He announced in November 2015 that he would leave the position in July 2016 to become the chancellor of the University of Queensland.
Gary Gray,former Australian politician and Australia's Ambassador to Ireland,was the Australian Labor Party (ALP) representative for the Division of Brand in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2016. On 25 March 2013,Gray was appointed to the Australian Cabinet as the Minister for Resources and Energy,the Minister for Tourism and the Minister for Small Business. From 2010 until 2013,Gray served as the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity.
The Howard government refers to the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal–National Coalition,which won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives at four successive elections. The Howard government commenced following victory over the Keating government at the 1996 federal election. It concluded with its defeat at the 2007 federal election by the Australian Labor Party,whose leader Kevin Rudd then formed the first Rudd government. It was the second-longest government under a single prime minister,with the longest having been the second Menzies government (1949–1966).
Joanna Miriam Hewitt is a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker. She is currently the Chair of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Peter Stephen Wilenski,was a senior Australian public servant and ambassador. He was a champion of women's rights and equal opportunity.
Ashton Trevor Calvert,was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from April 1998 to January 2005.
John Holloway was an Australian public servant and diplomat and an advisor to the Cambodian Government. Over his career he played a key role in the Cambodian peace process,including during his time as Australian Ambassador to Cambodia from 1992 to 1994.
The Australian Labor Party held a leadership election on 19 March 1996,following the resignation of Paul Keating after the party's defeat at the 1996 federal election. Kim Beazley was elected unopposed as Keating's replacement,thus becoming Leader of the Opposition.
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