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Peter Walsh
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| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 13 December 1984 – 4 April 1990 |
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| Preceded by | John Dawkins |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Willis |
| Minister for Resources and Energy | |
| In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984 |
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| Prime Minister | Bob Hawke |
| Preceded by | Doug Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Gareth Evans |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 18 May 1974 – 30 June 1993 |
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| Born | 11 March 1935 Doodlakine, Western Australia |
| Died | 10 April 2015 (aged 80) Perth, Western Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Farmer and grazier |
Peter Alexander Walsh (11 March 1935 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian senator and Labor politician from 1974 to 1993. e was elected to the Australian Senate in 1974, and served as Minister for Resources and Energy from 1983 to 1984 and Finance Minister from 1984 to 1990. He was noted for his pro-free market views.
Walsh died at a hospital in Perth after a short illness on 10 April 2015, aged 80.
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