The '''Second Hawke Ministry''' was the fifty-sixth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 13_December 1984 to 24_July 1987. Australian_Labor_Party ==Cabinet== *Hon Bob_Hawke, AC MP: Prime Minister *Hon Lionel_Bowen, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Attorney-General, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Commonwealth-State Relations. Vice-President of the Executive Council *Senator Hon John_Button: Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce *Senator Hon Donald_Grimes: Minister for Community Services (to 16 February 1987) *Hon Ralph_Willis, MP: Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters *Hon Paul_Keating, MP: Treasurer *Hon Mick_Young, MP: Special Minister of State (to 16 February 1987). Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (from 16 February 1987) *Senator Hon Peter_Walsh: Minister for Finance, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters *Hon Bill_Hayden, MP: Minister for Foreign Affairs *Senator Hon Susan_Ryan: Minister for Education, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women *Senator Hon Gareth Evans, QC: Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister assisting the Prime Minister, Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs *Hon John_Dawkins, MP: Minister for Trade, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs *Hon John_Kerin, MP: Minister for Primary Industry *Hon Stewart_West, MP: Minister for Housing and Construction *Hon Kim_Beazley, MP: Minister for Defence *Hon Brian_Howe, MP: Minister for Social Security *Hon Chris_Hurford, MP: Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (to 16 February 1987). Minister assisting the Treasurer. Minister for Community Services (from 16 February 1987) ==Outer ministry== *Hon Gordon_Scholes, MP: Minister for Territories *Hon Dr Neal_Blewett, MP: Minister for Health *Hon John Brown, MP: Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Minister assisting the Minister for Defence *Hon Barry_Cohen, MP: Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial *Hon Michael_Duffy, MP: Minister for Communications, Minister assisting the Minister for Defence *Senator Hon Arthur_Gietzelt: Minister for Veterans' Affairs *Hon Clyde_Holding, MP: Minister for Aborginal Affairs *Hon Barry Jones, MP: Minister for Science, Minister assisting the Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce *Hon Peter Morris, MP: Minister for Transport, Minister for Aviation *Hon Thomas Uren, MP: Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services *Senator Hon Michael_Tate: Special Minister of State (from 16 February 1987) ==See also== *First_Hawke_Ministry *Third_Hawke_Ministry *Fourth_Hawke_Ministry {{Australian federal ministries}} Hawke, 2