John Kerin | |
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Minister for Trade and Overseas Development | |
In office 27 December 1991 – 22 December 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
Preceded by | Neal Blewett |
Succeeded by | Peter Cook |
Minister for Transport and Communications | |
In office 9 December 1991 – 27 December 1991 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
Succeeded by | Graham Richardson |
Treasurer of Australia | |
In office 4 June 1991 – 8 December 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Preceded by | Paul Keating |
Succeeded by | Ralph Willis |
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy | |
In office 11 March 1983 – 3 June 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
Preceded by | Peter Nixon |
Succeeded by | Simon Crean |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Werriwa | |
In office 23 September 1978 – 22 December 1993 | |
Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
Succeeded by | Mark Latham |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur | |
In office 2 December 1972 – 13 December 1975 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Bate |
Succeeded by | Michael Baume |
Personal details | |
Born | John Charles Kerin 21 November 1937 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 29 March 2023 | (aged 85)
Political party | Labor |
Profession | Economist |
John Charles Kerin AO, FTSE (21 November 1937 – 29 March 2023) was an Australian economist and Labor Party politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1978 to 1993. He held a number of senior ministerial roles in both the Hawke and Keating governments, including six months as Treasurer of Australia and eight years as Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, holding the latter role for the longest period in Australian history.