Peter Baldwin (Australian politician)

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Peter Baldwin is a former Australian Labor politician. He held the seat of Sydney from 1983 to 1998. He was previously a member of the NSW Legislative Council. In the 1970s he was prominent as a left-wing activist in the Australian Labor Party, seeking to break the grip over the corrupt right-wing machine that controlled many inner-city branches of the party. In the course of this campaign, he was brutally bashed in his home. Pictures of his battered face were prominent in newspapers and led to increased pressure for reform of the party. No one was ever charged with the assault, but it has been alleged that the bashing was undertaken by underworld figure Tom Domican acting on suggestions from Labor state secretary, and later Commonwealth Minister Graham Richardson [1].

Baldwin served as Minister for Employment and Education Services (990). Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services (from 1990 to 1993) Minister for Social Security 1993-96