Fourth Howard Ministry
The Fourth Howard Ministry was the 64th ministry of the Government of Australia, and was led by Prime Minister John Howard. It succeeded the Third Howard Ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General Major-General Michael Jeffery on 22 October 2004 after the 2004 election, and was replaced by the First Rudd Ministry led by Kevin Rudd on 3 December 2007 following the government's defeat at the 2007 election.
Cabinet listed by portfolio
Cabinet listed by name
- John Howard, MP: Prime Minister
- John Anderson, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Services
- Mark Vaile, MP: Minister for Trade. Deputy Prime Minister. Minister for Transport and Regional Services
- Peter Costello, MP: Treasurer
- Alexander Downer, MP: Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Senator Robert Hill: Minister for Defence, Leader of the Government in the Senate
- Dr Brendan Nelson, MP: Minister for Education, Science and Training. Minister for Defence
- Senator Nick Minchin: Minister for Finance and Administration, Vice-President of the Executive Council. Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Leader of the Government in the Senate.
- Tony Abbott, MP: Minister for Health and Ageing
- Philip Ruddock, MP: Attorney-General
- Malcolm Turnbull, MP: Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
- Senator Helen Coonan: Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
- Warren Truss, MP: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister for Transport and Regional Services. Minister for Trade
- Senator Amanda Vanstone: Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Kevin Andrews, MP: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
- Joe Hockey, MP: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
- Senator Kay Patterson: Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues
- Julie Bishop, MP: Minister for Education, Science and Training, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues
- Mal Brough, MP: Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Ian Macfarlane, MP: Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Peter McGauran, MP: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Senator Ian Campbell: Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Minister for Human Services
- Senator Chris Ellison: Minister for Human Services
Outer ministry
- Peter McGauran, MP: Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
- Senator Rod Kemp: Minister for the Arts and Sport
- Senator Chris Ellison: Minister for Justice and Customs
- Senator David Johnston: Minister for Justice and Customs
- Senator Ian Macdonald: Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
- Joe Hockey, MP: Minister for Human Services
- Senator Eric Abetz: Special Minister of State. Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
- Fran Bailey, MP: Minister for Small Business and Tourism
- Mal Brough, MP: Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
- Gary Hardgrave, MP: Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister
- Andrew Robb, MP: Minister for Vocational and Further Education
- Julie Bishop, MP: Minister for Ageing
- Jim Lloyd, MP: Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
- De-Anne Kelly, MP: Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
- Peter Dutton, MP: Minister for Workforce Participation. Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
- John Cobb, MP: Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Minister for Community Services
- Senator Nigel Scullion: Minister for Community Services
- Bruce Billson, MP: Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
- Gary Nairn, MP: Special Minister of State
- Dr Sharman Stone, MP: Minister for Workforce Participation
- Senator Santo Santoro: Minister for Ageing
- Christopher Pyne, MP: Minister for Ageing
- Senator George Brandis SC: Minister for the Arts and Sport
Parliamentary Secretaries
- Warren Entsch, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Dr Sharman Stone, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
- Christopher Pyne, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
- Senator Brett Mason, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
- Bruce Billson, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs : See Ministry
- Teresa Gambaro, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
- Gary Nairn, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
- John Cobb, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services
- Chris Pearce, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
- Greg Hunt, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Senator Richard Colbeck: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
- Pat Farmer, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training
- Sussan Ley, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services . Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- De-Anne Kelly, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade
- Senator Sandy Macdonald: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
- Andrew Robb, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
- Malcolm Turnbull, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Tony Smith, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Peter Lindsay, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence
- Bob Baldwin, MP: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources