Gerry Hand

Gerard Leslie Hand (30 June 1942 – 15 November 2023) was an Australian politician, who was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Melbourne. He was Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in the Third Hawke Ministry, and Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs in the Fourth Hawke Ministry and First Keating Ministry. Hand died in Melbourne on 15 November 2023, at the age of 81.

The Honourable
Gerry Hand
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
In office
24 July 1987  4 April 1990
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Preceded byClyde Holding
Succeeded byRobert Tickner
Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs
In office
4 April 1990  24 March 1993
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byRobert Ray
Succeeded byNick Bolkus
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Melbourne
In office
5 March 1983  8 February 1993
Preceded byTed Innes
Succeeded byLindsay Tanner
Personal details
Born(1942-06-30)30 June 1942
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died15 November 2023(2023-11-15) (aged 81)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
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