Michael Duffy (Australian politician)
Michael Duffy | |
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| Attorney-General for Australia | |
| In office 4 April 1990 – 24 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Lionel Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Kerr |
| Minister for Trade Negotiations | |
| In office 24 July 1987 – 4 April 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | John Dawkins |
| Succeeded by | Dr Neal Blewett |
| Minister for Communications | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 24 July 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Neil Brown |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Evans |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Holt | |
| In office 18 October 1980 – 21 January 1996 | |
| Preceded by | William Yates |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Duffy 2 March 1938 Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Michael John Duffy ONZ (born 2 March 1938) is an Australian former politician who served as an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Holt from 1980 to 1996. He was Minister for Communications from 1983 to 1987, Minister for Trade Negotiations from 1987 to 1990 and the Attorney-General from 1990 to 1993.
On 6 February 1990, in recognition of work on the Closer Economic Relations agreement between Australia and New Zealand Duffy was the first Australian and fifteenth appointee to The Order of New Zealand.[1][2] In 1990 he was also awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[3]
He retired from politics prior to the 1996 election which was held on his 58th birthday.
Duffy is currently the chairman of the board of directors for Racing Victoria Limited.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Honours and Awards" (15 February 1990) 23 New Zealand Gazette 445 at 446.
- ^ ONZ Biographical Notes Archived 29 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, New Zealand Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 127. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ RVL Board of Directors Archived 13 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Racing Victoria Limited. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Holt
- Members of the Order of New Zealand
- Attorneys-general of Australia
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- Australian MPs 1980–1983
- Australian MPs 1983–1984
- Australian MPs 1984–1987
- Australian MPs 1987–1990