Mike Ahern (Australian politician)

Michael John Ahern was an Australian National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. After a long career in the government of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Ahern became his successor amid the controversy caused by the Fitzgerald Inquiry into official corruption. Ahern's consensus style and political moderation contrasted strongly with Bjelke-Petersen's leadership, but he could not escape the division and strife caused by his predecessor's downfall.

2 June 1942

Born on the same birth day (2 June): Abby Wambach • Awkwafina • Dana Carvey • Dez Cadena • Edward Elgar • Ernie Royal • Fabrizio Moretti • Felix Weingartner • Johnny Carter (singer) • Nandan Nilekani • Nikki Cox • Richard Long (artist) • Ruth Atkinson • Sonakshi Sinha • Todd Carney

Born in the same month (June 1942): Arthur Brown (musician) • Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton • Brian Wilson • Bruce Johnston • Curtis Mayfield • Doug Mountjoy • Frank Zane • Giacomo Agostini • Hans Vonk (conductor) • Henry S. Taylor • Ian Greenberg • John E. McLaughlin • Len Barry • Merata Mita • Neil Trudinger • Nikos Konstantopoulos • Parveen Kumar • Patricia Brake • Paul McCartney • Thabo Mbeki