Fourth Howard ministry

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Fourth Howard ministry
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63rd ministry of Australia
Date formed22 October 2004
Date dissolved3 December 2007
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralMichael Jeffery
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Deputy Prime MinisterJohn Anderson
Mark Vaile
No. of ministers41 (plus 12 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member partyLiberal–National coalition
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition cabinetLatham
Beazley
Rudd
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderMark Latham
Kim Beazley
Kevin Rudd
History
Election(s)9 October 2004
Outgoing election24 November 2007
Legislature term(s)41st
PredecessorThird Howard ministry
SuccessorFirst Rudd ministry
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The fourth Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 63rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th Prime Minister, John Howard. The fourth Howard ministry succeeded the third Howard ministry, which dissolved on 22 October 2004 following the federal election that took place on 9 October. The ministry was replaced by the first Rudd ministry on 3 December 2007 following the federal election that took place on 24 November which saw Labor defeat the Coalition.[1]

Cabinet[]

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Hon John Howard
(1939-)

MP for Bennelong
(1974-2007)

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  • Prime Minister
  • Leader of the Liberal Party
Nationals Hon John Anderson
(1956–)

MP for Gwydir
(1989–2007)

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  • Deputy Prime Minister (to 6 July 2005)
  • Leader of the National Party (to 6 July 2005)
  • Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005)
Liberal Hon Peter Costello
(1957-)

MP for Higgins
(1990-2009)

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Nationals Hon Mark Vaile
(1956–)

MP for Lyne
(1993–2008)

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  • Deputy Prime Minister (from 6 July 2005)
  • Leader of the National Party (from 6 July 2005)
  • Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 6 July 2005)
  • Minister for Trade (to 29 September 2006)
  • Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 29 September 2006)
Liberal Hon Robert Hill
(1946–)

Senator for South Australia
(1981–2006)

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  • Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 20 January 2006)
  • Minister for Defence (to 20 January 2006)
Liberal Hon Alexander Downer
(1951–)

MP for Mayo
(1984–2008)

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  • Minister for Foreign Affairs
Liberal Hon Tony Abbott
(1957–)

MP for Warringah
(1994–2019)

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  • Minister for Health and Ageing
  • Leader of the House
Liberal Hon Philip Ruddock
(1943–)

MP for Berowra
(1993–2016)

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Liberal Hon Nick Minchin
(1953–)

Senator for South Australia
(1993–2011)

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Nationals Hon Warren Truss
(1948–)

MP for Wide Bay
(1990–2016)

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  • Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 6 July 2005)
  • Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 6 July 2005)
  • Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 6 July 2005 to 29 September 2006)
  • Minister for Trade (from 29 September 2006)
Liberal Hon Amanda Vanstone
(1952–)

Senator for South Australia
(1984–2007)

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  • Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (to 27 January 2006)
  • Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation (to 27 January 2006)
  • Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
Liberal Hon Dr Brendan Nelson
(1958–)

MP for Bradfield
(1996–2009)

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  • Minister for Education, Science, and Training (to 27 January 2006)
  • Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006)
Liberal Hon Kay Patterson
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1987–2008)

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Liberal Hon Ian Macfarlane
(1955–)

MP for Groom
(1998–2016)

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Liberal Hon Kevin Andrews
(1955–)

MP for Menzies
(1991–)

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  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (to 30 January 2007)
  • Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (to 30 January 2007)
  • Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 30 January 2007)
Liberal Hon Helen Coonan
(1947–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1996–2011)

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  • Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Liberal Hon Ian Campbell
(1959–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1990–2007)

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Nationals Hon Peter McGauran
(1955–)

MP for Gippsland
(1983–2008) (in Cabinet from 6 July 2005)

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Liberal Hon Julie Bishop
(1956–)

MP for Curtin
(1998–2019) (in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)

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Liberal Hon Mal Brough
(1961–)

MP for Longman
(1996–2007) (in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)

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Liberal Hon Malcolm Turnbull
(1954–)

MP for Wentworth
(2004–2018) (in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)

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Liberal Hon Joe Hockey
(1965–)

MP for North Sydney
(1996–2015) (in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)

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  • Minister for Human Services (to 30 January 2007)
  • Minister assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations (from 10 August 2006 to 30 January 2007)
  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (from 30 January 2007)
  • Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (from 30 January 2007)
Liberal Hon Chris Ellison
(1954–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1993–2009) (in Cabinet from 9 March 2007)

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Outer ministry[]

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Hon Ian Macdonald
(1945–)

Senator for Queensland
(1990–2019)

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Liberal Hon Rod Kemp
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1990–2008)

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Liberal Hon Eric Abetz
(1958–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1994–)

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Liberal Hon Gary Hardgrave
(1960–)

MP for Moreton
(1996–2007)

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Liberal Hon Fran Bailey
(1946–)

MP for McEwen
(1996–2010)

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  • Minister for Small Business and Tourism
Liberal Hon Jim Lloyd
(1954–)

MP for Robertson
(1996–2007)

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Nationals Hon De-Anne Kelly
(1954–)

MP for Dawson
(1996–2007) (in ministry until 27 January 2006)

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  • Minister for Veterans' Affairs (to 27 January 2006)
  • Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (to 27 January 2006)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (from 27 January 2006 to 29 September 2006)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 29 September 2006)
Liberal Hon Peter Dutton
(1970–)

MP for Dickson
(2001–)

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Nationals Hon John Cobb
(1950–)

MP for Parkes
(2001–2007) (in ministry from 6 July 2005)

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Liberal Hon Bruce Billson
(1966–)

MP for Dunkley
(1996–2016) (in ministry from 27 January 2006)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade (to 6 July 2005)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
  • Minister for Veterans' Affairs (from 27 January 2006)
  • Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006)
Liberal Hon Gary Nairn
(1951–)

MP for Eden-Monaro
(1996–2007) (in ministry from 27 January 2006)

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Liberal Hon Dr Sharman Stone
(1951–)

MP for Murray
(1996–2016) (in ministry from 27 January 2006)

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Liberal Hon Santo Santoro
(1956–)

Senator for Queensland
(2002–2007) (in ministry from 27 January 2006)

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Liberal Hon Andrew Robb
(1951–)

MP for Goldstein
(2004–2016) (in ministry from 30 January 2007)

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Country Liberal Hon Nigel Scullion
(1956–)

Senator for Northern Territory
(2001–2019) (in ministry from 30 January 2007)

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Liberal Hon George Brandis SC
(1957–)

Senator for Queensland
(2000–2018) (in ministry from 30 January 2007)

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Liberal Hon David Johnston
(1956–)

Senator for Western Australia
(2002–2016) (in ministry from 9 March 2007)

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Liberal Hon Christopher Pyne
(1967–)

MP for Sturt
(1993–2019) (in ministry from 21 March 2007)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (to 30 January 2007)
  • Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing (from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007)
  • Minister for Ageing (from 21 March 2007)

Parliamentary Secretaries[]

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Hon Warren Entsch
(1950–)

MP for Leichhardt
(1996–2007)

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Liberal Hon Teresa Gambaro
(1958–)

MP for Petrie
(1996–2007)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (to 27 January 2006)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007)
  • Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 21 March 2007)
Liberal Hon Chris Pearce
(1963–)

MP for Aston
(2001–2010)

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Liberal Hon Greg Hunt
(1965–)

MP for Flinders
(2001–)

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Liberal Hon Sussan Ley
(1961–)

MP for Farrer
(2001–)

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Liberal Hon Pat Farmer
(1962–)

MP for Macarthur
(2001–2010)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science, and Training
Liberal Hon Richard Colbeck
(1958–)

Senator for Tasmania
(2002–2016)

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Nationals Hon Sandy Macdonald
(1954–)

Senator for New South Wales
(2000–2008)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
Liberal Hon Bob Baldwin
(1955–)

MP for Paterson
(2001–2016)

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Liberal Hon Tony Smith
(1967–)

MP for Casey
(2001–)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (from 30 January 2007)
Liberal Hon Peter Lindsay
(1944–)

MP for Herbert
(1996–2010)

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Liberal Hon Brett Mason
(1962–)

Senator for Queensland
(1999–2015)

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  • Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing (from 21 March 2007)

See also[]

  • First Howard ministry
  • Second Howard ministry
  • Third Howard ministry

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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