Second Howard ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:John Howard sidebar The second Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 61st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The second Howard ministry succeeded the first Howard ministry, which dissolved on 21 October 1998 following the federal election that took place on 3 October. The ministry was replaced by the third Howard ministry on 10 November 2001 following the 2001 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	File:Howard John BANNER.jpg	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 (to 20 July 1999) Leader of the National Party (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Trade (to 20 July 1999)
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 Prime Minister (from 20 July 1999) Leader of the National Party (from 20 July 1999) Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Transport and Regional Services
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 and Heritage
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Richard Alston Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Richard Alston.jpg	Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Reith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Flinders Template:Small	File:Peter Reith cropped.jpg	Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2001) Leader of the House
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Jocelyn Newman Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Family and Community Services (to 30 January 2001) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (to 30 January 2001)
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 Defence (to 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Casey Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Health and Aged Care
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	John Fahey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Macarthur Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Finance and Administration
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	David Kemp Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Goldstein Template:Small	File:Kemp photo 2023 2 b.jpg	Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Daryl Williams Template:Post-nominals Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Tangney Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Mark Vaile Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lyne Template:Small	File:Mark Vaile (TM).jpg	Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 1 July 1999) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Trade (from 20 July 1999)
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 assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Nick Minchin Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Nicholas Hugh Minchin.jpg	Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Warren Truss Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wide Bay Template:Small (in Cabinet from 20 July 1999)	File:Warren Truss DPM.jpg	Minister for Community Services (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 20 July 1999)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Amanda Vanstone Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small (in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)	File:Amanda Vanstone.jpg	Minister for Justice and Customs (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Family and Community Services (from 30 January 2001) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Tony Abbott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Warringah Template:Small (in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)	File:Tony Abbott.jpg	Minister for Employment Services (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 30 January 2001)

Outer ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Mackellar Template:Small	File:B K Bishop.jpg	Minister for Aged Care
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Bruce Scott Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maranoa Template:Small	File:Bruce Scott.jpg	Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister assisting the Minister for Defence
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 (to 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Rod Kemp Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Kemp b.jpg	Assistant Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Ellison Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Chris Ellison.jpg	Special Minister of State (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Justice and Customs (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Joe Hockey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small	File:Joe Hockey MP.jpg	Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Jackie Kelly Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lindsay Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for Sport and Tourism Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Macdonald Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Ian Douglas Macdonald.jpg	Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Peter McGauran Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gippsland Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for O'Connor Template:Small	File:Wilson Tuckey official portrait.jpg	Minister for Forestry and Conservation Minister assisting the Prime Minister
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Larry Anthony Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Richmond Template:Small (in ministry from 20 July 1999)		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Community Services (from 20 July 1999)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Eric Abetz Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small (in ministry from 30 January 2001)	File:Eric Abetz.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (to 30 January 2001) Special Minister of State (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Ian Macfarlane Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Groom Template:Small (in ministry from 30 January 2001)	File:Ian Macfarlane.JPG	Minister for Small Business (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Mal Brough Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Longman Template:Small (in ministry from 14 February 2001)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 16 February 2000 to 30 January 2001) Minister for Employment Services (from 14 February 2001)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
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 Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Manager of Government Business in the Senate
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 Health and Aged Care
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 Education, Training and Youth Affairs
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 (to 16 February 2000)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Judith Troeth Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Judith Troeth.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Bill Heffernan Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:William Daniel Heffernan.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Kay Patterson Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Kay Patterson.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 16 February 2000)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Peter Slipper Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fisher Template:Small	File:Peter Slipper.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Sharman Stone Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Murray Template:Small	File:Sharman Stone.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Template:Australian party style|	Nationals	Ron Boswell Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Ronald Leslie Doyle Boswell.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 20 July 1999)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Brendan Nelson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bradfield Template:Small	File:Brendan John Nelson.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2001)
Template:Australian party style|	Liberal	Chris Gallus Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (from 30 January 2001)

See also

• First Howard ministry
• Third Howard ministry
• Fourth Howard ministry