John Kerin

The Honourable John Kerin AO FTSE
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	Bob Hawke Paul Keating
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 (1937-11-21)21 November 1937 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 March 2023(2023-03-29) (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.