PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 15 February 1988
At a meeting of the Federal ALP Caucus this afternoon,
Senator Nick Bolkus was elected to join the third Hawke
Ministry. This election follows the resignation on
9 February 1988 of the Hon. Mick Young, MP, from the
office of Minister for Immigration, Local Government and
Ethnic Affairs.
I have recommended to the Administrator,
Sir James Rowland, the following Ministerial
appointments. The Hon. A. C. Holding, MP, to hold-* the office of the
Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic
Affairs. As a portfolio Minister, Mr Holding will be a
member of Cabinet. He will also be Minister Assisting
the Prime Minister for Multicultural Affairs.
The Hon. Peter Morris, MP, will move to Senator Evans'
portfolio as Minister for Transport and Communications
Support, in which capacity he will assist the Minister
generally ( including representing the portfolio in the
House of Representatives) and have specific
responsibilities for particular areas of the portfolio
including road and rail transport.
Mr Morris will continue as Minister Assisting the
Prime Minister, with particular responsibility for the
Bicentenary, and will assist me generally in my
portfolio. Mr Morris will also assist the Treasurer in
a range of matters referred to him.
The Hon. Peter Staples will move to Dr Blewett's
portfolio of Community Services and Health as Minister
for Housing and Aged Care.
Senator Bolkus will hold the office of Minister for
Consumer Affairs and will be Minister Assisting the
Treasurer for Prices.
I have also recommended to the Administrator the
appointment of the Hon. Kim Beazley, MP, as
Vice-President of the Executive Council in place of
Mr Young. 004410
The appointments where they are to be made by the
Administrator are scheduled to be made this afternoon
at Government House, Canberra.
His Excellency the Administrator has agreed to my
releasing this information in advance.
Mr Beazley has also been appointed Leader of the House.
In this role Mr Beazley will be responsible for the
management of Government business in the House of
Representatives which was previously undertaken by
Mr Young.
A revised Ministry and Cabinet Committee membership
list is attached. 004411
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PORTFOlom4WzErm * PRIME MINISTER
* ATr lORNEY-4G9ERAL
and Minister Assisting
the Prime Minister for
OmTcnwealth-State
Relations Minister for
Justice
Minister for Cnsuumw
Affairs and Minister
Assisting the
Treasurer for Prices
* MINISTER FOR IDESRY,
TECHNO9UGY AND
COMERCE Minister for
Science, Custans
and Snall Business
* MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT
AND OMMUNICATIONS
Minister for
Transport and
Camunications Support, Minister
Assisting the Prime
Minister and
Minister Assisting
the Treasurer
* TREASURER
* MINISTER FOR FINANCE
* MINISTERt FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS AND TRADE THE HON. R. J. L. HWKE, AC, MP
THE HON. LIONEL BOWER, MP
( Deputy Prime Minister)
SENATOR THE HON. MICHAEL TATE
SENATOR THE HUN. NIC BOEXUS
SENATOR THE HaN. JON BUTTON
( Leader of the Government in
the Senate)
THE HON. BARRY 0. JONES, MP
SENA70R THE HON. GRREITH
EVANS, QC
( Deputy Leader of the
Government in the Senate
and Manager of Government
Business in the Senate)
E HON. PETER MIS, MP
THE HUN. P. J. KRETING, MP
SENATOR THE 11. PEIER WALSH
THE WKN. BIL HAYDEN, MP REPRS! ATION
IN aHER CHMBER
SENA7R BUIONI
SENA7R TATE
MR BOWEN
MR BOWEN
MR KEATING
MR JCES
SENATOR BUI7N
MR MORRIS
SENATOR EVANS
SENATOR BrIXN
SENATOR WALSH
SENATOR WALSH
MR DAWKINS
SENATOR EVANS DARTMN AMINISTERED Prime Minister
and Cabinet
Attorney-General's Attorney-General s
Attoney-General's Industry,
Technology, and Connerce
Industry,
Technology, and Comerce
Transport and
Ommnunications Transport and
Communications Treasury Finance Foreign Affairs
and Trade
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Sinister for Trade
egotiations,
Minister Assisting
the Minister for
Industry, Technology
and Cerce,
and Minister Assisting
the Minister for
Primary Industries
and &-irgy
* MIlSTER FOR
INDIAL RELATIONS
and Minister Assistig
the Prime Minister
for Public Service
Matters
* MflISTER FOR
EMP101MELL~~ E~ DLULCLR~ T~ O~ NLLL
AND TRA W
Minister for
Eqployment and
Eucaticn Services
Minister for
Aboriginal Affairs
* MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
Minister for Defence
Science and Personnel
* MflISTER FOR PRflRY
INDUSTIES AND ENERGY
Minister for Resurces
* MNISTER FOR SOCIAL
SECURIZTY
* MINISTER FOR
AUH3NISTATIVE SERVI THE MN. MIAEL DUFFY, MP
THE HON. RALRI WILLIS, MP
THE HOK. J. S. DAC, MP
7M EN. PEIR D1NCAN, MP
THE HON. GERRD L. ID, MP
THE HON. MIC C. BEAZLEY, MP
( Vice-President of the
EKecutive Qxncil and
Leader of the House)
THE HCH. 10 KELY, MP
THE HON. JORN KERMI MP
SEN1VR THE HON. PE Q ( OK
THE HON. BRIN IDE, MP
THE HUN. STEWART HISr, P SENMOR EVANS
SENATOR BUMIIN
SENTOR COOK
SENATOR BtfrM
SENATOR BL~ riIJI
SENATOR WALSH
SENATOR WALSH
SENATOR TATE
SETOR RAY
SENATOR RAY
SENATOR COOK
MR KERIN
SENATOR RICARDSC* J
SENATOR RAY Foreign Affairs\
and Trade
Industrial Relaticrns Ehployment, EducatiCn and
Training; Aboriginal Affairs Ekloyment, Educativ and
Traning Aboriginal Affairs Defence Defence Primary Industries and B-trgy
Primary Industries
and Energy
Social Secrity Adninistrative Services
Minister for Home
Affairs and Minister
Assisting the Minister
for Transport and
Ccmrications SENA7M THE HON. ROBERT RAY
( Deputy Manager of Govenment
Blsiness in the Senate) MR WEST
MR MJRRIS Adninistrative Services 004413 ' C"
* KWISTEI FR
commu~ ny SEVICES
AM HEALTH
Minister for Housing
and Aged Care
Minister for Veterans'
Affairs
* MUISTER FOR THE ARTS,
SPOR, 7HE DWER~ wa,
TOURISM AM TERIE
Minister for the
Arts and Territories
* MIISTER FOR
IIGRATICtK, IOXCL
OOVER( 4MEN AND EMIC
AFFAIRS and Minister
Assisting the Prime
Minister for Milticultur
Affairs THE HONW. NEL BLMMl(, MP
THE HON. PGrER STA1 LES, MP
liE HON. BEN EL14REYS, MP
SEMTIOR THE HON. GRAHA
RICHARDSON
THE Emq. aRPUNCH, HP
THE HON. CLYDE HOLDfM, MP SENA~ m acnc
SENATOR COOK
SENATOR REYNOLDS
MR PUNCH
SENATOR RICHARDSCt4
SENTR REYNOLDS munity
Services and
Health;
Veterans Affairs Community Services and
Health Veterans' Affairs Arts, Sport, the
Etwirmnent, Tourisn and
Territories Arts, Sport, the
& nwirrment,
Tourisn and
Territories Immigration, Local Goverrment and
Ethnic Affairs
SENATOR REYNOLDS
Minister for Local
Government, and Minister
Assisting the Prime
Minister for the Status
of Women SENATOR THE HON. MFUXZRET
REYNOLDS MR HOLDING
MR HAME Imnigration,
Local Government and
Ethnic Affairs
Minister in the Cabinet 004414
a MEMBERSHIP OF CABINET AND COMMITTEES
CABINET Prime Minister*, Mr Bowen Sen. Button, Sen. Evans,
Mr Keating, Sen. Walsh, Mr Hayden, Mr Willis, Mr Dawkins,
Mr Beazley, Mr Kerin, Mr Howe, Mr West, Dr Blewett, Mr Duffy,
Sen. Richardson, Mr Holding.
Parliamentary Business
Prime Minister*
Mr Bowen ( D)
Sen. Button
Sen. Evans
Mr Beazley
Sen. Richardson
Mr Hand
Sen. Ray
Sen. Cook
General Administrative Prime Minister*
Mr Bowen ( D)
Sen. Walsh
Mr Willis
Mr Howe
Mr West
Mr Duffy
Sen. Richardson
Mr Morris
Mr Jones
Mr Humphreys
Sen. Ray
Mr Staples
Mr Duncan
Mrs Kelly
Sen. Reynolds
Sen. Cook
Mr Punch
Sen. Bolkus
Structural Ad ustment
Prime Minister*
Sen. Button ( D)
Sen. Evans
Mr Keating
Sen. Walsh
Mr Hayden
Mr Willis
Mr Dawkins
Mr Beazley
Mr Kerin
Mr Duffy
Mr Jones
Feruay988 Deputy Chair Expenditure Review
Prime Minister*
Mr Bowen
Sen. Button
Sen. Evans
Mr Keating ( D)
Sen. Walsh
Mr Willis
Mr Dawkins
Mr Howe
Security Prime Minister*
Mr Bowen ( D)
Sen. Evans
Mr Hayden
Mr Beazley Legislation
Mr Bowen*
Sen. Evans ( D)
Mr Duffy
Mr Holding
Sen. Tate
Mr Duncan
Public Service
Re form
Prime Minister*
Sen. Walsh
Mr Willis ( D)
Mr Dawkins
Mr West
Dr Blewett
Sen. Ray
Social and
Family Policy
Prime Minister*
Mr Keating
Sen. Walsh
Mr Willis
Mr Dawkins
Mr Howe ( D)
Dr Blewett
Mr Holding
Mr Humphreys
Mr Hand
Mr Staples
Sen. Reynolds 004415