Cain II ministry

Cain II Ministry
62nd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	8 April 1982
Date dissolved	10 August 1990
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Brian Murray (until 3 October 1985) Davis McCaughey (from 3 October 1985)
Premier	John Cain
Deputy premier	Robert Fordham
No. of ministers	21
Member party	Labor Party
Status in legislature	Majority government 46 / 88
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leaders	Lindsay Thompson (until 5 November 1982) Jeff Kennett (5 November 1982 to 23 May 1989) Alan Brown (from 23 May 1989)
History
Elections	1982 state election 1985 state election 1988 state election
Predecessor	Thompson ministry
Successor	Kirner ministry

This article is part of a series about John Cain Jr.
Early life Personal life Career Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bundoora (1976–1992) Premier of Victoria Ministry Rod Laver Arena Elections 1976 1982 1985 1988 Related John Cain Arena John Cain Sr.
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The Cain II Ministry was the 62nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the then Premier of Victoria, John Cain Jr., of the Australian Labor Party. The ministry was sworn in on April 8, 1982, and remained a single ministry through three parliaments until on August 10, 1990.^[1] The ministry dissolved upon Cain's resignation as Leader of the Labor Party.