Neal Blewett

The Honourable Neal Blewett AC
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	(1933-10-24) 24 October 1933 (age 90) 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.