First Howard ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:John Howard sidebar The first Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 60th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The first Howard ministry succeeded the second Keating ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March 1996, which saw the Coalition defeat Paul Keating's Labor Party. The ministry was replaced by the second Howard ministry on 21 October 1998 following the 1998 federal election.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Cabinet

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	John Howard Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bennelong Template:Small		Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Tim Fischer Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Farrer Template:Small	File:Tim Fischer.jpg	Deputy Prime Minister Leader of the National Party Minister for Trade
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Costello Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Higgins Template:Small	File:Peter Costello.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	John Anderson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir Template:Small	File:John Anderson at Newstead (cropped).jpg	Deputy Leader of the National Party Minister for Primary Industries and Energy Minister for Transport and Regional Development (from 25 September 1997 to 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Robert Hill Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Robert Hill (1).jpg	Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister for the Environment
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Richard Alston Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Richard Alston.jpg	Minister for Communications and the Arts (to 9 October 1997) Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Reith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Flinders Template:Small	File:Peter Reith cropped.jpg	Minister for Industrial Relations (to 18 July 1997) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (from 17 March 1996 to 18 July 1997) Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 18 July 1997) Leader of the House
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Jocelyn Newman Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Social Security Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (to 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Alexander Downer Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Mayo Template:Small	File:Alexander Downer 1990s.jpg	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	John Moore Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Ryan Template:Small	File:John Moore 1999.jpg	Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism Vice-President of the Executive Council
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian McLachlan Template:Post-nominals Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barker Template:Small	File:Ian McLachlan.jpg	Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	John Sharp Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hume Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Transport and Regional Development (to 25 September 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Chisholm Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Casey Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Health and Family Services
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	John Fahey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Macarthur Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Finance (to 9 October 1997) Minister for Finance and Administration (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Amanda Vanstone Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small (in Cabinet until 9 October 1997)	File:Amanda Vanstone.jpg	Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (to 9 October 1997) Minister for Justice (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	David Kemp Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Goldstein Template:Small (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)	File:Kemp photo 2023 2 b.jpg	Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training (to 9 October 1997) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (to 17 March 1996; from 18 July 1997) Minister assisting the Minister for Finance for Privatisation (to 9 October 1997) Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Mark Vaile Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lyne Template:Small (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)	File:Mark Vaile (TM).jpg	Minister for Transport and Regional Development (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Daryl Williams Template:Post-nominals Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Tangney Template:Small (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)	File:No image.svg	Attorney-General Minister for Justice (to 9 October 1997)

Outer ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Philip Ruddock Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Berowra Template:Small	File:Philip Ruddock.jpg	Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister for Administrative Services (from 25 September 1997 to 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Peter McGauran Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gippsland Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Science and Technology (to 26 September 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Jim Short Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Assistant Treasurer (to 14 October 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Warwick Parer Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Resources and Energy
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Geoff Prosser Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Forrest Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs (to 18 July 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Judi Moylan Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Pearce Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Family Services (to 9 October 1997) Minister for the Status of Women (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Mackellar Template:Small	File:B K Bishop.jpg	Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Warwick Smith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bass Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government (to 9 October 1997) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games (from 7 May 1996 to 9 October 1997) Minister for Family Services (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Bruce Scott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maranoa Template:Small	File:Bruce Scott.jpg	Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	John Herron Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:John Herron, AO (1).jpg	Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	David Jull Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fadden Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Administrative Services (to 25 September 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Rod Kemp Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small (in Ministry from 14 October 1996)	File:Senator Kemp b.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security (to 14 October 1996) Assistant Treasurer (from 14 October 1996) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (to 6 November 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Ellison Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small (in Ministry from 18 July 1997)	File:Chris Ellison.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General (from 13 February 1997 to 18 July 1997) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (from 13 February 1997 to 18 July 1997) Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (from 18 July 1997 to 9 October 1997) Minister assisting the Attorney-General (from 18 July 1997 to 9 October 1997) Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Andrew Thomson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth Template:Small (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (to 9 October 1997) Minister for Sport and Tourism (from 9 October 1997) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Nick Minchin Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)	File:Nicholas Hugh Minchin.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (to 9 October 1997) Special Minister of State (from 9 October 1997) Minister assisting the Prime Minister (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Alex Somlyay Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fairfax Template:Small (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)	File:Alex Somlyay.jpg	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Warren Truss Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wide Bay Template:Small (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)	File:Warren Truss DPM.jpg	Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (from 9 October 1997)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Tony Abbott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Warringah Template:Small	File:Tony Abbott.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	David Brownhill Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (to 9 October 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Campbell Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment (to 11 November 1996) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (from 11 November 1996) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 6 November 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Brian Gibson Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (to 15 October 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Miles Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Braddon Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet) to the Prime Minister
Template:Australian party style|	Country Liberal	Grant Tambling Template:Small Senator for Northern Territory Template:Small	File:Grant Tambling.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Development (to 14 October 1996) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security (from 14 October 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bob Woods Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (to 3 February 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Michael Ronaldson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Ballarat Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Development (from 14 October 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Macdonald Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Ian Douglas Macdonald.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment (from 11 November 1996)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Alan Cadman Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Mitchell Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 18 July 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Trish Worth Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Adelaide Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (from 18 July 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Kathy Sullivan Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Moncrieff Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 9 October 1997)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Judith Troeth Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Judith Troeth.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy (from 9 October 1996)

See also

• Second Howard ministry
• Shadow Ministry of John Howard (1995–96)
• Second Keating ministry
• Shadow Ministry of Kim Beazley (1996–2001)