House debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Ministerial Arrangements
2:00 pm
John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
On 18 March 2007 I announced a number of changes to the ministry. The swearing in took place this morning. For the information of honourable members, I table an updated list of the full ministry.
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Commonwealth Government
FOURTH HOWARD MINISTRY
21 March 2007
TITLE | MINISTER | OTHER CHAMBER |
Prime Minister | The Hon John Howard MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | The Hon Tony Smith MP | |
Minister for Transport and Regional Services (Deputy Prime Minister) | The Hon Mark Vaile MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | The Hon Jim Lloyd MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon De-Anne Kelly MP | |
Treasurer | The Hon Peter Costello MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer | The Hon Peter Dutton MP | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Chris Pearce MP | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | The Hon Alexander Downer MP | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Greg Hunt MP | |
Minister for Trade | The Hon Warren Truss MP | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan |
Minister for Finance and Administration (Vice President of the Executive Council) | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin | The Hon Peter Costello MP |
The Hon Gary Nairn MP | ||
Parliamentary Secretary | Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Minister for Health and Ageing (Leader of the House) | The Hon Tony Abbott MP | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison |
Minister for Ageing | The Hon Christopher Pyne MP | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison |
Parliamentary Secretary | Senator the Hon Brett Mason | |
Attorney-General | The Hon Philip Ruddock MP | Senator the Hon David Johnston |
Minister for Justice and Customs | Senator the Hon David Johnston | The Hon Philip Ruddock MP |
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) | Senator the Hon Helen Coonan | The Hon Peter McGauran MP |
Minister for the Arts and Sport | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC | The Hon Peter McGauran MP |
Minister for Defence | The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs | The Hon Bruce Billson MP | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison |
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence | ||
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Peter Lindsay MP | |
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources | The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Minister for Small Business and Tourism | The Hon Fran Bailey MP | Senator the Hon Nick Minchin |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Bob Baldwin MP | |
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | The Hon Kevin Andrews MP | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison |
Assistant Minister, for Immigration and Citizenship | The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP | |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Deputy Leader of the House) | The Hon Peter McGauran MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (Manager of Government Business in the Senate) | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz | The Hon Peter McGauran MP |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Sussan Lev MP | |
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs | The Hon Mal Brough MP | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion |
Minister for Community Services | Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion | The Hon Mal Brough MP |
Minister for Education, Science and Training Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues | The Hon Julie Bishop MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Minister for Vocational and Further Education | The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP | Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Parliamentary Secretary | The Hon Pat Farmer MP | |
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | The Hon Joe Hockey MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Minister for Workforce Participation | The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP | Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Assistant Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | The Hon John Cobb MP | |
Minister for Human Services | Senator the Hon Chris Ellison | The Hon Mal Brough MP |
Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type . As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. Except for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the title of each department reflects that of the portfolio minister. There is also a Department of Veterans' Affairs in the Defence portfolio. Two Parliamentary Secretaries have been appointed as Assistant Ministers.