Second Keating ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Paul Keating sidebar 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.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=s92>Template:Cite news</ref>

Cabinet

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Paul Keating Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Blaxland Template:Small	File:Keating Paul BANNER.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party
Template:Australian party style|		Brian Howe Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Batman Template:Small	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Howe).jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (to 20 June 1995) Deputy Leader of the Labor Party (to 20 June 1995) Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services (from 23 December 1993 to 25 March 1994) Minister for Housing and Regional Development (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Gareth Evans Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:GarethEvans-crop.JPG	Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister for Foreign Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Robert Ray Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Ray).jpg	Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		John Dawkins Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fremantle Template:Small	File:John-Dawkins-1984.jpg	Treasurer (to 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Ralph Willis Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gellibrand Template:Small	File:Ralph Willis.jpg	Minister for Finance (to 23 December 1993) Treasurer (from 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Kim Beazley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Swan Template:Small	File:Kim Beazley crop.jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (from 20 June 1995) Deputy Leader of the Labor Party (from 20 June 1995) Minister for Employment, Education and Training (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Finance (from 23 December 1993) Leader of the House
Template:Australian party style|		Graham Richardson Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Graham Richardson GQ 2011 (1).jpg	Minister for Health (to 25 March 1994) Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories (from 1 March 1994 to 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Ros Kelly Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Canberra Template:Small	File:Ros Kelly (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories (to 1 March 1994) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (from 23 December 1993 to 1 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Peter Cook Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Peter Francis Salmon Cook.jpg	Minister for Trade (to 30 January 1994) Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development (from 30 January 1994 to 25 March 1994) Minister for Industry, Science and Technology (from 25 March 1994) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Science (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Nick Bolkus Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Nick Bolkus.jpg	Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Simon Crean Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hotham Template:Small	File:Simon Crean 1990s.jpg	Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Employment, Education and Training (from 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Alan Griffiths Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maribyrnong Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development (to 22 January 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Bob Collins Template:Small Senator for Northern Territory Template:Small	File:Bob Collins in 1981.jpg	Minister for Transport and Communications (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (from 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Peter Baldwin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Sydney Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Social Security
Template:Australian party style|		Bob McMullan Template:Small Senator for Australian Capital Territory Template:Small	File:Bob McMullan.jpg	Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services (to 30 January 1994) Minister for Administrative Services (from 30 January 1994 to 25 March 1994) Minister for Trade (from 30 January 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Laurie Brereton Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kingsford-Smith Template:Small	File:Laurie Brereton (cropped).jpg	Minister for Industrial Relations Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Transport (from 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Michael Lee Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dobell Template:Small	File:MichaelLee.jpg	Minister for Tourism Minister for Resources (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Communications (from 23 December 1993 to 30 January 1994) Minister for Communications and the Arts (from 30 January 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Michael Lavarch Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dickson Template:Small (in Cabinet from 27 April 1993)	File:No image.svg	Attorney-General (from 27 April 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		John Faulkner Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small (in Cabinet from 25 March 1994)	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Faulkner).png	Minister for Veterans' Affairs (to 25 March 1994) Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (to 25 March 1994) Minister for Sport and Territories (from 1 March 1994 to 25 March 1994) Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories (from 25 March 1994) Manager of Government Business in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		Carmen Lawrence Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fremantle Template:Small (in Cabinet from 25 March 1994)	File:Carmen Lawrence 1990 (cropped).png	Minister for Human Services and Health (from 25 March 1994) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (from 25 March 1994)

Outer ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	David Beddall Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Rankin Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Communications (to 23 December 1993) Minister for Resources (from 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Gordon Bilney Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kingston Template:Small	File:Gordon Bilney 1984.jpg	Minister for Development Co-operation and Pacific Island Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Robert Tickner Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hughes Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Ross Free Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lindsay Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training
Template:Australian party style|		Jeannette McHugh Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Grayndler Template:Small	File:Jeannette McHugh 2014 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Consumer Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Rosemary Crowley Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Rosemary Crowley Portrait 2008.jpg	Minister for Family Services Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (to 23 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		George Gear Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Canning Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Assistant Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		Duncan Kerr Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Denison Template:Small	File:Duncan Kerr.jpg	Minister for Justice Attorney-General (from 1 April 1993 to 27 April 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Chris Schacht Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Schacht).png	Minister for Science and Small Business (to 25 March 1994) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Science (to 25 March 1994) Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Walker Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Robertson Template:Small	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Walker).png	Special Minister of State (to 25 March 1994) Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 25 March 1994) Minister for Administrative Services (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Gary Johns Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Petrie Template:Small (in Ministry from 23 December 1993)	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Johns).png	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (to 23 December 1993) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters (from 23 December 1993) Special Minister of State (from 25 March 1994) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Gary Punch Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barton Template:Small (in Ministry from 25 March 1994)	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Punch).png	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (to 25 March 1994) Minister for Defence Science and Personnel (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Con Sciacca Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bowman Template:Small (in Ministry from 25 March 1994)	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Sciacca).jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security (to 25 March 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services (from 23 December 1993 to 30 January 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Administrative Services (from 30 January 1994 to 25 March 1994) Minister for Veterans' Affairs (from 25 March 1994) Minister Assisting the Treasurer for Superannuation (from 20 October 1995)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Janice Crosio Template:Post-nominals Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Prospect Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services (to 23 December 1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories (from 23 December 1993 to 25 March 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Peter Duncan Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Makin Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Ted Lindsay Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Herbert Template:Small	File:TedLindsay (cropped).jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development (to 25 March 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Neil O'Keefe Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Burke Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Communications (to 24 December 1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport (from 24 December 1993)
Template:Australian party style|		Nick Sherry Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:Nick Sherry.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
Template:Australian party style|		Warren Snowdon Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Northern Territory Template:Small	File:Warren Snowdon MP 2011.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Education and Training Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories
Template:Australian party style|		Andrew Theophanous Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Calwell Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services (to 23 December 1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health (to 23 December 1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services (from 23 December 1993 to 25 March 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Human Services and Health (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Paul Elliott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (from 23 December 1993) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications and the Arts (from 7 June 1994) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Tourism (from 7 June 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Mary Crawford Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Forde Template:Small	File:Second Keating Cabinet 1994 (cropped Crawford).png	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Regional Development (from 25 March 1994)
Template:Australian party style|		Arch Bevis Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Brisbane Template:Small	File:Arch Bevis.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 25 March 1994)

Changes to the ministry

On 27 April 1993, following his success at the Dickson special election on 17 April, Michael Lavarch was appointed Attorney-General.

On 23 December 1993, Treasurer John Dawkins resigned from the ministry and from Parliament, and a reshuffle took place. Laurie Brereton and Gary Johns were appointed to the ministry.<ref name=s32>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 30 January 1994, Alan Griffiths resigned from the ministry.<ref name=s31>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 1 March 1994, Ros Kelly resigned from the ministry following the sports rorts affair.<ref name=s84>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 25 March 1994, Graham Richardson resigned from the ministry citing ill health. Carmen Lawrence, who had replaced Dawkins at the 1994 Fremantle by-election, was appointed to the ministry. Con Sciacca and Gary Punch were promoted to ministers to fill earlier vacancies.<ref name=s135>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 20 June 1995, Brian Howe resigned as Deputy Prime Minister, although retaining his Housing and Regional Development portfolio. The party room unanimously elected Kim Beazley to replace him.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>