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Australian politician

The HonourablePeter Staples
Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services
In office
7 May 1990 – 24 March 1993
Prime MinisterBob Hawke
Paul Keating
Preceded byHimself (as Minister for Housing and Aged Care)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of Parliament 1983–⁠1996
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Diamond Valley
In office
5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984
Preceded byNeil Brown
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Jagajaga
In office
1 December 1984 – 29 January 1996
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJenny Macklin
Personal details
Born (1947-10-15) 15 October 1947 (age 77)
Melbourne
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor

Peter Staples (born 15 October 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian former politician for the Australian Labor Party. He was first elected to Parliament in 1983 as the Member for Diamond Valley, defeating Liberal incumbent Neil Brown. When Diamond Valley was abolished in 1984, Staples transferred to the newly created Jagajaga, essentially the more Labor-friendly western half of his old electorate. The eastern portion became Menzies and was taken by Brown.

In 1987, he was appointed Consumer Affairs Minister by Prime Minister Bob Hawke in his third ministry. Staples would remain a junior minister for nearly six years, serving as Minister for Housing and Aged Care and later Aged, Family and Health Services in the Hawke and Keating Ministries.

Staples lost his spot in the ministry to Frank Walker after the party's victory at the 1993 election. He spent the remainder of his career on the backbench until his retirement from politics in 1996, as stated in his documentary, The Dance of a Thousand Summers.

References

  1. "STAPLES, the Hon. Peter Richard". Parliamentary Handbook. Australian Parliament. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. "Parliamentary Warriors No More", The Sun Herald, 3 March 1996
Political offices
Preceded byLionel Bowen (Attorney-General) Minister for Consumer Affairs
1987–88 		Succeeded byNick Bolkus
Preceded byPeter Morris Minister for Housing and Aged Care
1988–90 		Succeeded byBrian Howe
New title Aged, Family and Health Services
1990–93 		Position abolished
Parliament of Australia
Preceded byNeil Brown Member for Diamond Valley
1983–84 		Division abolished
New division Member for Jagajaga
1984–96 		Succeeded byJenny Macklin
First Keating ministry (1991–93)
Prime Minister: Paul Keating
Cabinet
Keating
Paul Keating
Outer Ministry
Parliamentary Secretaries


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