John Dawkins | |
|---|---|
 Dawkins in 1984 | |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 27 December 1991 – 22 December 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Ralph Willis |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Willis |
| Minister for Employment, Education and Training | |
| In office 24 July 1987 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Susan Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Beazley |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Lionel Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Michael Duffy |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Dame Margaret Guilfoyle |
| Succeeded by | Peter Walsh |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fremantle | |
| In office 10 December 1977 – 4 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney | |
| In office 18 May 1974 – 13 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Peter Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1947 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouses |
Maggie Maruff (m. 1987) |
| Relations | Ernest Augustus Lee Steere (grandfather) Ernest Henry Lee-Steere (uncle) |
| Children | 3 (and 1 step-child) |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Economist |
John Sydney "Joe"[1] Dawkins AO (born 2 March 1947) is an Australian former politician who was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993. He is notable for his reforms of tertiary education as Minister for Employment, Education and Training, his period as Treasurer when he attempted to increase taxes in order to balance the budget and his abrupt exit from politics.
- ^ Ramsey, Alan (1 March 2003). "A stroll back up the stairs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2011.