Peter Walsh (Australian politician)

Peter Alexander Walsh AO (11 March 1935 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian senator and Labor politician from 1974 to 1993. Walsh grew up in Doodlakine, Western Australia, where he was a wheat and sheep farmer. He 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.

Peter Walsh (Australian politician)

Peter Alexander Walsh AO (11 March 1935 – 10 April 2015) was an Australian senator and Labor politician from 1974 to 1993. Walsh grew up in Doodlakine, Western Australia, where he was a wheat and sheep farmer. He 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.