See also: Hawke government.
| Cabinet Name: | First Hawke ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 54th |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 11 March 1983 |
| Date Dissolved: | 13 December 1984 |
| Government Head: | Bob Hawke |
| Deputy Government Head: | Lionel Bowen |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General: | Sir Ninian Stephen |
| Members Number: | 27 |
| Political Party: | Labor |
| Legislature Status: | Majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Liberal–National coalition |
| Opposition Leader: | Andrew Peacock |
| Election: | 5 March 1983 |
| Last Election: | 1 December 1984 |
| Legislature Term: | 33rd |
| Predecessor: | Fourth Fraser ministry |
| Successor: | Second Hawke ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Prime Minister |
The first Hawke ministry (Labor) was the 54th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. The first Hawke ministry succeeded the Fourth Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1983 following the federal election that took place on 5 March which saw Labor defeat Malcolm Fraser's Liberal–National Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the second Hawke ministry on 13 December 1984 following the 1984 federal election.[1]
As of 21 October 2023, Ralph Willis, Paul Keating, Gareth Evans and John Dawkins are the last surviving members of Cabinet of the first Hawke ministry.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | ||
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| Labor | Hon Peter Morris for Shortland | ||||
| Hon Kim Beazley for Swan |
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| Hon Chris Hurford for Adelaide |
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| Hon John Brown for Parramatta |
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| Hon Dr Neal Blewett for Bonython | |||||
| Hon Dr Barry Jones for Lalor | |||||
| Hon Michael Duffy for Holt | |||||
| Hon Barry Cohen for Robertson | |||||
| Hon Clyde Holding for Melbourne Ports | |||||
| Hon Arthur Gietzelt Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Hon Tom Uren for Reid |
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| Hon Brian Howe for Batman | |||||