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