Peter Frederick Morris (29 July 1932 – 26 April 2026) was an Australian politician. He held senior ministerial office in the Hawke government, serving as Minister for Transport (1983–1987), Aviation (1984–1987), Resources (1987–1988), Transport and Communications Support (1988), and Industrial Relations (1988–1990). He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1998, representing the seat of Shortland for the Australian Labor Party (ALP). His brother Allan and son Matthew were also members of parliament.
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Early life
Peter Frederick Morris was born in Sydney on 29 July 1932. He and his younger brother Allan Morris – also a federal MP – were the sons of Jimmy Morris, a Greek immigrant from the island of Symi who anglicised his name from Agapitos Montiadis and ran a coffeehouse in Newcastle, New South Wales.
He attended Lake Munmorah Public School and Newcastle Boys' High School. After leaving school he joined the Bureau of Statistics and lived in Canberra for 18 months. He returned to Newcastle in 1954 and joined PJ Bearings as a paymaster. His position was made redundant after PJ Bearings was acquired by Repco and he subsequently went into business with his father as proprietor of a health food store.