Don Grimes

Donald James "Don" Grimes AO (born 4 October 1937) is an Australian former politician. He was a minister in the Labor government of Bob Hawke.

Biography

Don Grimes was born in Albury, New South Wales. He worked as a medical practitioner in Tasmania before entering parliament.

Grimes was elected at the 1974 election as a Senator for Tasmania, representing the Australian Labor Party. He was appointed Minister for Social Security in the first Hawke Ministry in March 1983. In 1987, he became Minister for Community Services. He resigned from Parliament in April 1987,^[1] but the casual vacancy was not immediately filled because the Tasmanian Parliament stalemated over the appointment of the Labor Party's nominee as replacement senator, John Devereux.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 1992.^[2] He was Chairman of South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service from September 1995 to February 2004.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ "Biography for Grimes, the Hon. Donald James, AO". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?id=7958&table=BIOGS. Retrieved 22 November 2007. 
2. ^ "Grimes, Donald James". It's an honour. Government of Australia. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=884450&search_type=quick&showInd=true. Retrieved 22 November 2007. 
3. ^ "Annual Report 2004" (PDF). South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070831225220/http://www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/corporate/annualreport04.pdf. Retrieved 22 November 2007.  pg4

Political offices
Preceded by Fred Chaney	Minister for Social Security 1983–1984	Succeeded by Brian Howe
Preceded by New title	Minister for Community Services 1984–1987	Succeeded by Chris Hurford

Persondata
Name	Grimes, Donald James
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	4 October 1937
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Date of death	Living person
Place of death