Second Hawke ministry

Second Hawke ministry
55th Ministry of Australia
Bob Hawke Lionel Bowen
Date formed	13 December 1984
Date dissolved	24 July 1987
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir Ninian Stephen
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Deputy Prime Minister	Lionel Bowen
No. of ministers	28
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal–National coalition
Opposition leader	Andrew Peacock John Howard
History
Election	1 December 1984
Outgoing election	11 July 1987
Legislature term	34th
Predecessor	First Hawke ministry
Successor	Third Hawke ministry

This article is part of a series about Bob Hawke
Early life President of the ACTU Member for Wills (1980–1992) Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Employment and Youth 1982 Labor Party Spill 1983 Labor Party Spill June 1991 Labor Party spill December 1991 Labor Party spill Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1983–1991) Prices and Incomes Accord Floating the Australian dollar Financial deregulation 1984 Australian referendum Medicare Australia Act 1988 Australian referendum Gulf War RCIADIC Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Third Ministry Fourth Ministry Elections 1983 1984 1987 1990
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The second Hawke ministry (Labor) was the 55th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. The second Hawke ministry succeeded the first Hawke ministry, which dissolved on 13 December 1984 following the federal election that took place on 1 December. The ministry was replaced by the third Hawke ministry on 24 July 1987 following the 1987 federal election.^[1]