death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor children party office primeminister birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
8 april 2008 melbourne , victoria andrew peacock john carrick ballarat , victoria , australia alan griffiths gareth evans kim carr 3 australian labor party minister in the senate senator for victoria for industry and commerce leader of the government bob hawke paul keating bob hawke paul keating 30 june 1933 11 march 1983 11 march 1983 18 may 1974 joan grant johnbutton.jpg john button
 31 march 1993 24 march 1993 31 march 1993 john button
john button

john norman button -lrb- 30 june 19338 april 2008 -rrb- was an australian politician , who served as a senior minister in the hawke and keating labor governments .
he was notable for the button car plan , which involved modernising australia 's car industry by reducing tariffs and government protection .
