Neal Blewett | |
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| Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1 April 1994 – 20 March 1998 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Paul Keating John Howard |
| Preceded by | Richard Smith |
| Succeeded by | Philip Flood |
| Minister for Social Security | |
| In office 27 December 1991 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Graham Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Baldwin |
| Minister for Trade Negotiations | |
| In office 4 April 1990 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Mike Duffy |
| Succeeded by | John Kerin |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 4 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Jim Carlton |
| Succeeded by | Brian Howe |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Bonython | |
| In office 10 December 1977 – 11 February 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Martyn Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1933 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Jill Blewett
(m. 1962; died 1988) |
| Domestic partner | Robert Brain (1989–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania Jesus College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Academic |
Neal Blewett, AC (born 24 October 1933) is an Australian Labor Party politician, diplomat and historian. He was the Member of the House of Representatives for Bonython from 1977 to 1994. He served in both the Hawke and Keating governments, notably in the former as Minister for Health from 1983 to 1991, during which time he oversaw the Government's reaction to HIV/AIDS. After retiring from Parliament in 1994, he was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, a role he held until 1998.