Fourth Howard ministry

Fourth Howard ministry

63rd ministry of Australia
photograph of Howard
John Howard
photograph of Anderson
John Anderson
Date formed26 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 partyLiberalNational coalition
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition cabinetLatham
Beazley
Rudd
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderMark Latham
Kim Beazley
Kevin Rudd
History
Election9 October 2004
Outgoing election24 November 2007
Legislature term41st
PredecessorThird Howard ministry
SuccessorFirst Rudd ministry

The fourth Howard ministry (LiberalNational 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 26 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

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal John Howard
(1939-)

MP for Bennelong
(1974-2007)

Nationals John Anderson
(1956–)

MP for Gwydir
(1989–2007)

Liberal Peter Costello
(1957-)

MP for Higgins
(1990-2009)

Nationals Mark Vaile
(1956–)

MP for Lyne
(1993–2008)

Liberal Robert Hill
(1946–)

Senator for South Australia
(1981–2006)

Liberal Alexander Downer
(1951–)

MP for Mayo
(1984–2008)

Liberal Tony Abbott
(1957–)

MP for Warringah
(1994–2019)

Liberal Philip Ruddock
(1943–)

MP for Berowra
(1993–2016)

Liberal Nick Minchin
(1953–)

Senator for South Australia
(1993–2011)

Nationals Warren Truss
(1948–)

MP for Wide Bay
(1990–2016)

Liberal Amanda Vanstone
(1952–)

Senator for South Australia
(1984–2007)

Liberal Brendan Nelson
(1958–)

MP for Bradfield
(1996–2009)

Liberal Kay Patterson
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1987–2008)

Liberal Ian Macfarlane
(1955–)

MP for Groom
(1998–2016)

Liberal Kevin Andrews
(1955–2024)

MP for Menzies
(1991–2022)

Liberal Helen Coonan
(1947–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1996–2011)

Liberal Ian Campbell
(1959–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1990–2007)

Nationals Peter McGauran
(1955–)

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

Liberal Julie Bishop
(1956–)

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

Liberal Mal Brough
(1961–)

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

Liberal Malcolm Turnbull
(1954–)

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

Liberal Joe Hockey
(1965–)

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

Liberal Chris Ellison
(1954–)

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

Outer ministry

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Ian Macdonald
(1945–)

Senator for Queensland
(1990–2019)

Liberal Rod Kemp
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1990–2008)

Liberal Eric Abetz
(1958–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1994–2022)

Liberal Gary Hardgrave
(1960–)

MP for Moreton
(1996–2007)

Liberal Fran Bailey
(1946–)

MP for McEwen
(1996–2010)

Liberal Jim Lloyd
(1954–)

MP for Robertson
(1996–2007)

Nationals De-Anne Kelly
(1954–)

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

Liberal Peter Dutton
(1970–)

MP for Dickson
(2001–2025)

Nationals John Cobb
(1950–)

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

Liberal Bruce Billson
(1966–)

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

Liberal Gary Nairn
(1951–2024)

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

Liberal Sharman Stone
(1951–)

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

Liberal Santo Santoro
(1956–)

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

Liberal Andrew Robb
(1951–)

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

Country Liberal Nigel Scullion
(1956–)

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

Liberal George Brandis SC
(1957–)

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

Liberal David Johnston
(1956–)

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

Liberal Christopher Pyne
(1967–)

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

Parliamentary Secretaries

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Warren Entsch
(1950–)

MP for Leichhardt
(1996–2007)

Liberal Teresa Gambaro
(1958–)

MP for Petrie
(1996–2007)

Liberal Chris Pearce
(1963–)

MP for Aston
(2001–2010)

Liberal Greg Hunt
(1965–)

MP for Flinders
(2001–2022)

Liberal Sussan Ley
(1961–)

MP for Farrer
(2001–)

Liberal Pat Farmer
(1962–)

MP for Macarthur
(2001–2010)

Liberal Richard Colbeck
(1958–)

Senator for Tasmania
(2002–2016)

Nationals Sandy Macdonald
(1954–)

Senator for New South Wales
(2000–2008)

Liberal Bob Baldwin
(1955–)

MP for Paterson
(2001–2016)

Liberal Tony Smith
(1967–)

MP for Casey
(2001–2022)

Liberal Peter Lindsay
(1944–)

MP for Herbert
(1996–2010)

Liberal Brett Mason
(1962–)

Senator for Queensland
(1999–2015)

See also

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Notes

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

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