Prime Minister: Julia Gillard
Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer: Wayne Swan
Foreign Affairs: Kevin Rudd
Jobs, Skills and Workplace Relations: Chris Evans
Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Arts: Simon Crean
Defence: Stephen Smith
Health and Ageing: Nicola Roxon
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: Jenny Macklin
Infrastructure and Transport: Anthony Albanese
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Stephen Conroy
Innovation, Industry and Science: Kim Carr
Finance and Deregulation: Penny Wong
Schools, Early Childhood and Youth: Peter Garrett
Attorney-General: Robert McClelland
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Joe Ludwig
Sustainable Population, Communities, Environment and Water: Tony Burke
Resources, Energy and Tourism: Martin Ferguson
Immigration and Citizenship: Chris Bowen
Trade: Craig Emerson
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency: Greg Combet
Outer ministry
Human Services, Social Inclusion: Tanya Plibersek
Parliamentary secretaries
David Bradbury (Treasury);
FEDERAL PARLIAMENT HOWARD'S 1998 MINISTRY
ALP BEAZLEY 1998 SHADOW MINISTRY
ALP Shadow Ministry after October 1998 election
FEDERAL PARLIAMENT HOWARD'S 1997 MINISTRY
THE 1996 HOWARD MINISTRY - CABINET
ALP BEAZLEY 1997 SHADOW MINISTRY
ALP Shadow Ministry after March 1997 reshuffle
ALP Shadow Ministry as at March 1996
Home Affairs and Justice,Privacy and FOI: Brendan O'Connor
Employment Participation and Childcare: Kate Ellis
Indigenous Employment & Economic Development, Sport, Social Housing & Homelessness: Mark Arbib.
Small Business, Assistant Minister for Tourism: Nick Sherry
Veterans Affairs and Defence Science and Personnel: Warren Snowdon
Assistant Treasurer, Financial Services and Superannuation: Bill Shorten
Mental Health and Ageing: Mark Butler
Special Minister of State: Gary Gray
Defence Materiel: Jason Clare.
Jacinta Collins (Education, Employment and Workplace Relations);
Julie Collins (Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs);
Mark Dreyfus (Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Cabinet Secretary);
Justine Elliot (Foreign Affairs and Trade);
Don Farrell (Sustainable Population, Communities, Environment and Water);
David Feeney (Defence);
Mike Kelly (Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry);
Catherine King (Health and Ageing, Infrastructure and Transport);
Kate Lundy (Immigration and Citizenship, Prime Minister and Cabinet);
Richard Marles (Foreign Affairs and Trade);
Jan McLucas (Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs).
NP = National Party member S = Senate member
John Howard Prime Minister
Tim Fisher NP Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade
Tim Fisher retired on 30-6-99 to join back bench. John Anderson
now NP boss.
Alexander Downer Foreign Affairs
Peter Costello Treasurer (Deputy Liberal Leader)
John Anderson NP Transport and Regional Services (Deputy National)
John Fahey Finance & Administration
David Kemp Education, Training & Youth Affairs
Jocelyn Newman S Family & Community Services
Daryl Williams Attorney-General
Robert Hill S Senate Leader, Environment & Heritage
Richard Alston S D/Senate Leader, Communications Information Arts
Peter Reith House Leader, Employment, Workplace Relations,
Small Business
John Moore Defence
Michael Wooldridge Health & Aged Care
Mark Vaile NP Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry
Ian McDonald S Regional Services, Terrirories, Local Government
Peter McGauran Arts & Centenary of Federation
Tony Abbott Employment Services
Warren Truss Community Services
Joe Hockey Financial Services and Regulation
Philip Ruddock Immigration & Multicultural Affairs
Chris Ellison Minister of State
Rod Kemp S Assistant Treasurer
John Herron S Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Jackie Kelly Sport & Tourism
Wilson Tuckey Assisting the PM, Forestry & Conservation
Bronwyn Bishop S Aged Care
Bruce Scott NP Veterans' Affairs
Amanda Vanstone S Justice & Customs
Nick Minchin S Industry Science and Resources
Kim Beazley Leader of Opposition
Simon Crean Deputy Leader, Treasury
John Faulkner S Senate Opposition Leader, Public Administration
Government Services, Olympic Co-ordination,
Centenary of Federation
Peter Cook S Trade
Arch Bevis S Industrial Relations
Nick Bolkus S Environment & Heritage
Laurie Brereton Foreign Affairs
Steve Conroy S Financial Services & Regulation
Martin Ferguson Employment, Training & Population
Martyn Evans Science & Resources
Chris Evans S Family Services & Aged
Laurie Ferguson Defence Science & Personnel, Forestry &
Conservation
Joel Fitzgibbon Small Business & Tourism
Cheryl Kernot Regional Development, Infrastructure, Transport
& Regional Services
Duncan Kerr Justice, Customs, Arts
Michael Lee Education
Kate Lundy Sport, Youth Affairs, Asst Industry & Technology
Sue Mackay S Regional Services, Territories & Local Government
Bob McMullan Industry & Technology
Robert McClelland Attourney General
Jenny Macklin Health, Status of Women
Steve Martin Defence
Daryl Melham Aboriginal & TS Affairs, Reconciliation
Gavan O'Connor Fisheries & Forestry
Chris Schact Veterans Affairs
Can Sciacca Immigration, Multicultural Affairs
Stephen Smith Communications
Wayne Swan Family & Community Services
Lindsay Tanner Finance
Kelvin Thomson Asst Treasurer
NP = National Party member S = Senate member
John Howard Prime Minister
Tim Fisher NP Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade
Alexander Downer Foreign Affairs
Peter Costello Treasurer (Deputy Liberal Leader)
John Anderson NP Primary Industries and Energy (Deputy National)
John Fahey Finance & Administration
David Kemp Employment, Education, Training & Youth Affairs
Jocelyn Newman S Social Security, Assist PM for Status of Women
Daryl Williams Attorney-General
Robert Hill S Senate Leader, Environment
Richard Alston S D/Senate Leader, Communications Information Arts
Peter Reith House Leader, Industrial Relations, Small
Business
John Moore Industry, Science & Technology
Ian McLachlan Defence
Michael Wooldridge Health & Family Services
Mark Vaile NP Transport & Regional Development
Philip Ruddock Immigration & Multicultural Affairs
Chris Ellison Schools, Vocation Education & Training
Rod Kemp S Assistant Treasurer (14-10-96)
John Herron S Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Andrew Thomson Sport & Tourism, Assist PM for 2000 Olympics
Nick Minchin S Special Minister of State, Assisting the PM
Warren Truss Customs & Consumer Affairs
Bronwyn Bishop S Defence Industry, Science & Personnel
Bruce Scott NP Veterans' Affairs
Warwick Smith Family Services
Warick Parer S Resources & Energy
Alex Somlyay Regional Development, Territories & Local Govt
Judi Moylan Minister for the Status of Women
Amanda Vanstone S Justice
NP = National Party member S = Senate member
The first Howard Ministry THE CABINET
John Howard Prime Minister
Tim Fisher NP Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade
Peter Costello Treasurer (Deputy Liberal Leader)
John Anderson NP Primary Industries and Energy (Deputy National)
Robert Hill S Senate Leader, Environment
Richard Alston S Deputy Senate Leader, Communications & Arts
Peter Reith House Leader, Industrial Relations, Small
Business
Jocelyn Newman S Social Security, Assist PM for Status of Women
Alexander Downer Foreign Affairs
John Moore Industry, Science & Tourism
Ian McLachlan Defence
Michael Wooldridge Health & Family Services
John Fahey Finance
Amanda Vanstone S Employment, Education, Training, Youth Affairs
John Sharp Transport and Regional Development
Philip Ruddock Immigration & Multicultural Affairs
P McGauran NP Science & Technology, Deputy House Leader
David Kemp Schools, Vocation Education & Training
Assisting PM for Public Service
Rod Kemp S Assistant Treasurer (14-10-96)
Warick Parer S Resources & Energy
Chris Ellison S Customs & Consumer Affairs
Judi Moylan Family Services
Bronwyn Bishop S Defence Industry, Science & Personnel
Daryl Williams Attorney-General & Justice
Warwick Smith Sport, Territories & Local Government
Bruce Scott NP Veterans' Affairs
John Herron S Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs
David Jull Administrative Affairs
Jim Short Assistant Treasurer (breached ethics) 13-10-96
Brian Gibson S Parliamentary Secretary (alleged rorts) 15-10-96
Bob Woods S Parliamentary Secretary (alleged rorts) 04-02-97
Geoff Prosser Small Business (alleged conflicts) 12-07-97
David Jull Administrative Affairs (alleged cover up) 24-09-97
John Sharp NP Transport & Development (alleged rorts) 24-09-97
P McGauran NP Science & Technology, Deputy House Leader 25-09-97
Demoted Ministers:
Amanda Vanstone S Employment, Education, Training & Youth
Affairs
Judi Moylan Family Services
Several at 1998 election.
Kim Beazley Leader of Opposition
Gareth Evans Deputy Leader, Treasury
John Faulkner S Senate Opposition Leader, Public Administration
Nick Sherry S Deputy Senate, Finance & Superannuation
Michael Lee Health
Simon Crean Industry & Regional Development
Bob McMullan S Industrial Relations, Asst Leader Public Service
Carmen Lawrence Environment, Arts & Asst Leader Status of Women
Bob Collins Primary Industry, Northern Aust, Territories
Laurie Brereton Foreign Affairs
Peter Baldwin
Peter Cook S Trade (was Commerce, Small Business)
Nick Bolkus S Attourney General, Justice
Martin Ferguson Employment, Training
Arch Bevis Defence
Duncan Kerr Immigration, Asst Leader Multicultural Affairs
Chris Schacht S Communications
Stephen Martin Veterans Affairs, Sport, Tourism
Lindsay Tanner Transport
Neil O'Keefe Resources, Energy
Jenny Macklin Social Security
Stephen Smith
Mark Latham Education & Youth Affairs (was Competition
Policy, Local Govt, Asst Treasury)
Daryl Melham Aboriginal Affairs, Asst Foreign Minister on
Arms Control
Martyn Evans Science, Information Technology
Laurie Ferguson Administrative Services
Belinda Neal Consumer Affairs, Asst on Health
Kim Beazley Leader of Opposition
Gareth Evans Deputy Leader, Treasury
John Faulkner S Senate Opposition Leader, Social Security
Nick Sherry S Deputy Senate, Finance & Superannuation
Michael Lee Health
Simon Crean Industry & Regional Development
Bob McMullan S Industrial Relations, Asst Leader Public Service
Carmen Lawrence Environment, Arts & Asst Leader Status of Women
Bob Collins Primary Industry, Northern Aust, Territories
Laurie Brereton Foreign Affairs
Peter Baldwin Education, Youth Affairs
Peter Cook S Commerce, Small Business
Nick Bolkus S Attourney General, Justice
Martin Ferguson Employment, Training
Arch Bevis Defence
Duncan Kerr Immigration, Asst Leader Multicultural Affairs
Chris Schacht S Communications
Stephen Martin Veterans Affairs, Sport, Tourism
Lindsay Tanner Transport
Neil O'Keefe Resources, Energy
Jenny Macklin Aged, Family, Community Service
Stephen Smith Trade
Mark Latham Competition Policy, Local Govt, Asst Treasury
Daryl Melham Aboriginal Affairs, Asst Foreign Minister on
Arms Control
Martyn Evans Science, Information Technology
Laurie Ferguson Administrative Services
Belinda Neal Consumer Affairs, Asst on Health
(as at 1 Mar 1996) Federal Parliament MINISTERS
Hon. Paul J Keating
Prime Minister
Hon. Peter Baldwin
Minister for Social Security
Hon Kim Beazley
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance
Leader of the House
Hon. David Beddell
Minister for Resources
Hon. Gordon Bilney
Minister for Development Co-operation
and Pacific Island Affairs
Senator The Hon. Nick Bolkus
Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs, Minister
Assisting the Prime, Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Hon Laurie Brereton
Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Transport
Senator The Hon. Bob Collins
Primary Industries & Energy
Senator The Hon. Peter Cook
Minister for Industry, Science & Technology
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Science
Hon. Simon Cream
Minister for Employment, Education & Training
Senator the Hon. Rosemary Crowley
Minister for Family Services
Senator The Hon. Gareth Evans, QC
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Leader of the Government in the Senate
Senator The Hon. John Faulkner
Minister for the Environment, Sport & Territories
Hon. Ross Free
Minister for Schools, Vocational Education & Training
Hon. George Gear
Assistant Treasurer
Hon. Brian Howe
Minister for Housing & Regional Development
Hon. Garry Johns
Special Minister of State
Vice President of the Executive Council
Assistant Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for
Public Service Matters
Hon. Duncan Kerr
Minister for Justice
Hon. Michael Lavarch
Attorney-General
Hon. Carmen Lawrence
Minister for Human Services and Health
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the
Status of Women
Hon. Michael Lee
Minister for Communications & Arts, Minister for Tourism
Hon. Jeanette McHugh
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Senator the Hon. Bob McMullan
Minister for Trade
Hon. Garry Punch
Minister for Defence Science & Personnel
Senator The Hon. Robert Ray
Minister for Defence
Senator The Hon. Chris Schacht
Minister for Small Business, Customs & Construction
Hon. Con Sciacca
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Hon. Robert Tickner
Minister for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Hon. Frank Walker, QC
Minister for Administrative Services
Hon. Ralph Willis
Treasurer
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