Gerry Hand | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | |
| In office 24 July 1987 – 4 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Clyde Holding |
| Succeeded by | Robert Tickner |
| Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1990 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Robert Ray |
| Succeeded by | Nick Bolkus |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne | |
| In office 5 March 1983 – 8 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Innes |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Tanner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1942 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 15 November 2023 (aged 81) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Gerard Leslie Hand (30 June 1942 – 15 November 2023) was an Australian politician, who was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Melbourne. He was Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in the Third Hawke Ministry, and Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs in the Fourth Hawke Ministry and First Keating Ministry. Hand died in Melbourne on 15 November 2023, at the age of 81.[1]