formulation, leaving little room for meaningful participation by rank and file party members. In August 2012, he rejoined the Party as a member in Canberra, where he stated he felt that local management of the party was more responsive to the concerns of members. In 2017, Kerin released a memoir of his experiences as Primary Industries and Energy Minister between 1983 and 1991. References External links John Kerin (2003), "Primary Industry Policy", in Susan Ryan and Troy Bramston (Eds.), The Hawke Government: A Critical Perspective, Pluto Press, . John Kerin (2013), "Primary Industry Policy", in Troy Bramston (ed.), The Whitlam Legacy, The Federation Press, Annandale, NSW. (hbk) John C. Kerin (2017), " The way I saw it; the way it was: the making of national agricultural and natural resource management policy". Melbourne: Analysis and Policy Observation. doi: 10.4225/50/590fe72f12dd9 1937 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Macarthur Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Werriwa Members of the Australian House of Representatives Treasurers of Australia Members of the Order of Australia Officers of the Order of Australia Members of the Cabinet of Australia 20th-century Australian politicians Government ministers of Australia Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering