Senate debates

Tuesday, 6 February 2007

Ministerial Arrangements

2:00 pm

Photo of Nick MinchinNick Minchin (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance and Administration) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—On 23 January the Prime Minister announced a number of changes to the federal ministry. Ministers were appointed to their new positions on 30 January. May I indulge the Senate by congratulating Senators Brandis and Scullion on their promotion to the ministry. For the information of honourable senators, I table an updated list of the full ministry. I take this opportunity formally to advise the Senate that Senator Coonan will continue to take questions on behalf of the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues and Senator Abetz will continue to take questions on behalf of the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service. I seek leave to have the list incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The document read as follows—

FOURTH HOWARD MINISTRY

30 January 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

Transport and Regional Services

(Deputy Prime Minister)

The Hon Mark Vaile MP

Senator the Hon Ian Campbell

Local Government, Territories and Roads

The Hon Jim Lloyd MP

Senator the Hon Ian Campbell

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon De-Anne Kelly MP

Treasurer

The Hon Peter Costello MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Revenue and Assistant Treasurer

The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Chris Pearce MP

Foreign Affairs

The Hon Alexander Downer MP

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Greg Hunt MP

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

Trade

The Hon Warren Truss MP

Finance and Administration

(Vice President of the Executive Council)

(Leader of the Government in the Senate)

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

The Hon Peter Costello MP

Special Minister of State

The Hon Gary Nairn MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Parliamentary Secretary

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Health and Ageing

(Leader of the House)

The Hon Tony Abbott MP

Senator the Hon Santo Santoro

Ageing

Senator the Hon Santo Santoro

The Hon Tony Abbott MP

Assistant Health and Ageing

The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

Attorney-General

The Hon Philip Ruddock MP

Senator the Hon Chris Ellison

Justice and Customs

(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)

Senator the Hon Chris Ellison

The Hon Philip Ruddock MP

Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

(Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

The Hon Peter McGauran MP

the Arts and Sport

Senator the Hon George Brandis SC

The Hon Peter McGauran MP

Defence

The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP

Senator the Hon Chris Ellison

Veterans’ Affairs

Minister Assisting the Defence

The Hon Bruce Billson MP

Senator the Hon Chris Ellison

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Peter Lindsay MP

Industry, Tourism and Resources

The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Small Business and Tourism

The Hon Fran Bailey MP

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Bob Baldwin MP

Immigration and Citizenship

The Hon Kevin Andrews MP

Senator the Hon Ian Campbell

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Teresa Gambaro MP

Human Services

Senator the Hon Ian Campbell

The Hon Mal Brough MP

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

(Deputy Leader of the House)

The Hon Peter McGauran MP

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

The Hon Peter McGauran MP

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Minister Assisting the Prime Indigenous Affairs

The Hon Mal Brough MP

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

Community Services

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

The Hon Mal Brough MP

Education, Science and Training

Minister Assisting the Prime Women’s Issues

The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Senator the Hon George

Brandis SC

Vocational and Further Education

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP

Senator the Hon George

Brandis SC

Parliamentary Secretary

The Hon Pat Farmer MP

Employment and Workplace Relations

Minister Assisting the Prime the Public Service

The Hon Joe Hockey MP

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Workforce Participation

The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

the Environment and Water Resources

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Assistant the Environment and Water Resources

The Hon John Cobb 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.