Second Keating ministry

Second Keating ministry

59th Ministry of Australia
Governor-General Bill Hayden with newly appointed members of the second Keating ministry on 25 March 1994
Date formed24 March 1993
Date dissolved11 March 1996
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralBill Hayden
Sir William Deane
Prime MinisterPaul Keating
Deputy Prime MinisterBrian Howe
Kim Beazley
No. of ministers34 (plus 10 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition cabinetDowner
Opposition partyLiberalNational coalition
Opposition leaderJohn Hewson
Alexander Downer
John Howard
History
Election13 March 1993
Outgoing election2 March 1996
Legislature term37th
PredecessorFirst Keating ministry
SuccessorFirst Howard ministry

The second Keating ministry (Labor) was the 59th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 24th Prime Minister, Paul Keating. The second Keating ministry succeeded the first Keating ministry, which dissolved on 24 March 1993 following the federal election that took place on 13 March. The ministry was replaced by the first Howard ministry on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March which saw the LiberalNational Coalition defeat Labor.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Australian Government Gazette. No. S92. 24 March 1993. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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