John Sydney Dawkins was the Treasurer of Australia from December 1991 to December 1993. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Dawkins was first elected to Federal Parliament as the Australian Labor Party (ALP) member for Tangney, Western Australia, in the House of Representatives in 1974 but lost his seat more than a year later in 1975 in the election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Government. The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Australian constitutional crisis of 1975 is generally regarded as the most significant domestic political and constitutional crisis in Australias history. ... Honourable Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (born July 11, 1916), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ...

In 1977 he returned to Parliament as the member for Fremantle succeeding Kim Edward Beazley, the father of current ALP leader Kim Christian Beazley. Upon the election of the Hawke ALP Government in 1983 he became a minister. From 11 March 1983 to December 13 1984 he was Minister for Finance and was also Minister assisting the Prime Minister on Public Service Matters (28 July 1983 to December 13 1984). In the second Hawke Ministry he was Minister for Trade and minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs (December 13 1984 to July 24 1987). From July 24 1987 to December 27 1991 he was Minister for Employment, Education and Training. Kim Beazley senior For Kim Beazleys son Kim Christian Beazley, see Kim Beazley. ... For Kim Beazleys father Kim Edward Beazley, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... Hon Bob Hawke Robert James Lee Hawke (born December 9, 1929), Australian trade union leader and politician, was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ...

A key supporter of Paul Keating, Dawkins became Treasurer following Keating's unseating of Hawke as ALP leader and Prime Minister in his second and successful leadership challenge. Hon Paul Keating Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944), Australian politician and 24th Prime Minister of Australia, came to prominence first as the reforming Treasurer in the Hawke government, then as the Prime Minister who pulled off an upset victory in the unwinnable election of 1993. ...

Mere months after presenting his second Budget which aroused a lot of controversy, Dawkins announced his retirement from politics in Parliament in December 1993. It was during his farewell speech that he suggested that the date of presenting the Budget be moved from August to May, a practice that would be started by his successor Ralph Willis in May 1994. Ralph Willis (born 1938), Australian politician, Treasurer for the final years of the Keating Government. ...

Dawkins resigned as Treasurer in December 1993 and from Parliament in February 1994. He was succeeded in Fremantle by former Premier Dr Carmen Lawrence. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ... Dr Carmen Lawrence Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March Australian politician, became the first directly elected Federal President of the Australian Labor Party in 2003, after a meteoric rise in politics followed by several spectacular falls. ...

Ralph Willis (born 1938), Australian politician, Treasurer for the final years of the Keating Government. ... The Department of the Treasury, Canberra The Australian Treasurer is the minister responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. ... Ralph Willis (born 1938), Australian politician, Treasurer for the final years of the Keating Government. ...