Fourth Howard ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:John Howard sidebar 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 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.<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	File:PMincoffs.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (to 29 November 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	John Anderson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir Template:Small	File:John Anderson at Newstead (cropped).jpg	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)
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 (to 29 November 2007) Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Mark Vaile Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lyne Template:Small		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)
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 (to 20 January 2006) Minister for Defence (to 20 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Alexander Downer Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Mayo Template:Small	File:Alexander Downer.jpg	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Tony Abbott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Warringah Template:Small	File:Tony Abbott - 2010.jpg	Minister for Health and Ageing Leader of the House
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Philip Ruddock Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Berowra Template:Small	File:Philip Ruddock.jpg	Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Nick Minchin Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Nicholas Hugh Minchin.jpg	Minister for Finance and Administration Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Warren Truss Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wide Bay Template:Small	File:Warren Truss.jpg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Amanda Vanstone Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Amanda Vanstone (2).jpeg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Brendan Nelson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bradfield Template:Small	File:BrendanNelson.JPG	Minister for Education, Science and Training (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006) Leader of the Liberal Party (from 29 November 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Kay Patterson Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Kay Patterson.jpg	Minister for Family and Community Services (to 27 January 2006) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues (to 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Macfarlane Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Groom Template:Small	File:Ian Macfarlane.JPG	Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Kevin Andrews Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Menzies Template:Small	File:Kevinandrews.JPG	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Helen Coonan Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Younger Helen Coonan.jpg	Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Campbell Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for the Environment and Heritage (to 30 January 2007) Minister for Human Services (from 30 January 2007 to 9 March 2007) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (to 17 November 2004)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Peter McGauran Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gippsland Template:Small (in Cabinet from 6 July 2005)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (to 6 July 2005) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 6 July 2005)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Julie Bishop Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Curtin Template:Small (in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)	File:JulieBishop.jpg	Minister for Ageing (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Education, Science and Training (from 27 January 2006) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues (from 27 January 2006) Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party (from 29 November 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Mal Brough Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Longman Template:Small (in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Malcolm Turnbull Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth Template:Small (in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)	File:Turnbull.JPG	Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Joe Hockey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small (in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)	File:Joe hockey.PNG	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Ellison Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small (in Cabinet from 9 March 2007)	File:Chris Ellison.jpg	Minister for Justice and Customs (to 9 March 2007) Minister for Human Services (from 9 March 2007) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 17 November 2004 to 9 March 2007)

Outer ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Macdonald Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Ian Douglas Macdonald.jpg	Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (to 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Rod Kemp Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Kemp b.jpg	Minister for the Arts and Sport (to 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Eric Abetz Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:Senator Eric Abetz crop.jpg	Special Minister of State (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (from 27 January 2006) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 9 March 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Gary Hardgrave Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Moreton Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Vocational and Technical Education (to 30 January 2007) Minister assisting the Prime Minister (to 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Fran Bailey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for McEwen Template:Small	File:Fran Bailey.jpg	Minister for Small Business and Tourism
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Jim Lloyd Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Robertson Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	De-Anne Kelly Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dawson Template:Small (in ministry until 27 January 2006)	File:De-Anne Kelly 2006.jpg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Dutton Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dickson Template:Small	File:Peter Dutton Portrait.jpg	Minister for Workforce Participation (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	John Cobb Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parkes Template:Small (in ministry from 6 July 2005)	File:John Cobb Portrait 2009.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005) Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006) Minister for Community Services (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Assistant Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bruce Billson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dunkley Template:Small (in ministry from 27 January 2006)	File:Bruce Billson.jpg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Gary Nairn Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Eden-Monaro Template:Small (in ministry from 27 January 2006)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (to 27 January 2006) Special Minister of State (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Sharman Stone Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Murray Template:Small (in ministry from 27 January 2006)	File:Sharman Stone.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (to 27 January 2006) Minister for Workforce Participation (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Santo Santoro Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small (in ministry from 27 January 2006)	File:Santo Santoro, Liberal party member of the Australian Senate in 2005 b.jpg	Minister for Ageing (from 27 January 2006 to 21 March 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Andrew Robb Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Goldstein Template:Small (in ministry from 30 January 2007)	File:Andrewrobb.JPG	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Minister for Vocational and Technical Education (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Country Liberal	Nigel Scullion Template:Small Senator for Northern Territory Template:Small (in ministry from 30 January 2007)	File:Nigel Scullion Portrait 2010.jpg	Minister for Community Services (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	George Brandis Template:Post-nominals Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small (in ministry from 30 January 2007)	File:George Brandis Attorney-General.png	Minister for the Arts and Sport (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	David Johnston Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small (in ministry from 9 March 2007)	File:David Johnston Portrait 2013.jpg	Minister for Justice and Customs (from 9 March 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Christopher Pyne Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Sturt Template:Small (in ministry from 21 March 2007)	File:Pyne old boy.jpg	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
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Warren Entsch Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Leichhardt Template:Small	File:Warren Entsch MP 2012.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources (to 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Teresa Gambaro Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Petrie Template:Small	File:Teresa Gambaro 2007.jpg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Pearce Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Aston Template:Small	File:Chris Pearce.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Greg Hunt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Flinders Template:Small	File:Greg Hunt.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage (to 30 January 2007) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Sussan Ley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Farrer Template:Small	File:Sussan Ley Portrait 2011.JPG	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services (Children and Youth Affairs) (to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Pat Farmer Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Macarthur Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Richard Colbeck Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:Richard Colbeck.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Sandy Macdonald Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:No image.svg	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)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bob Baldwin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Paterson Template:Small	File:Bob Baldwin Portrait 2010.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (from 27 January 2006)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Tony Smith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Casey Template:Small	File:Tony Smith March 2017 cropped.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Lindsay Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Herbert Template:Small		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2007)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Brett Mason Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Brett Mason.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing (from 21 March 2007)

See also

• First Howard ministry
• Second Howard ministry
• Third Howard ministry
• First Rudd ministry
• Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson