Party

Minister

Portrait

Portfolio

Labor

Bob Hawke

for Wills

• Prime Minister

• Leader of the Labor Party

Lionel Bowen

for Kingsford-Smith

• Deputy Prime Minister

• Deputy Leader of the Labor Party

• Attorney-General

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Commonwealth-State Relations

• Vice-President of the Executive Council

John Button

Senator for Victoria

• Leader of the Government in the Senate

• Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce

Don Grimes

Senator for Tasmania

• Minister for Community Services (to 16 February 1987)

• Manager of Government Business in the Senate (to 17 February 1987)

Ralph Willis

for Gellibrand

• Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters

Paul Keating

for Blaxland

• Treasurer

Mick Young

for Port Adelaide

• Special Minister of State (to 16 February 1987)

• Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (from 16 February 1987)

• Leader of the House

Peter Walsh

Senator for Western Australia

• Minister for Finance

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters

Bill Hayden

for Oxley

• Minister for Foreign Affairs

Susan Ryan

Senator for Australian Capital Territory

• Minister for Education

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women

Gareth Evans

Senator for Victoria

• Minister for Resources and Energy

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister

• Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs

• Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 17 February 1987)

John Dawkins

for Fremantle

• Minister for Trade

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs

John Kerin

for Werriwa

• Minister for Primary Industry

Stewart West

for Cunningham

• Minister for Housing and Construction

Kim Beazley

for Swan

• Minister for Defence

Chris Hurford

for Adelaide

• Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (to 16 February 1987)

• Minister assisting the Treasurer

• Minister for Community Services (from 16 February 1987)

Brian Howe

for Batman

• Minister for Social Security

Party

Minister

Portrait

Portfolio

Labor

Peter Morris

for Shortland

• Minister for Transport

• Minister for Aviation

John Brown

for Parramatta

• Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism

• Minister assisting the Minister for Defence

Neal Blewett

for Bonython

• Minister for Health

Barry Jones

for Lalor

• Minister for Science

• Minister assisting the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce

Gordon Scholes

for Corio

• Minister for Territories

Michael Duffy

for Holt

• Minister for Communications

• Minister assisting the Minister for Defence

Barry Cohen

for Robertson

• Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment

• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial

Clyde Holding

for Melbourne Ports

• Minister for Aboriginal Affairs

Arthur Gietzelt

Senator for New South Wales

• Minister for Veterans' Affairs

Tom Uren

for Reid

• Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services

Michael Tate

Senator for Tasmania (in Ministry from 16 February 1987)

• Special Minister of State (from 16 February 1987)