Current Australian Commonwealth ministry
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The current Commonwealth of Australia ministry is the Fourth Howard Ministry. This list is current, following the swearing in of a new executive on 27 January 2006, as announced by the Prime Minister John Howard on 24 January.
[edit] Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Australia | John Howard | Lib. |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Australia & Minister for Trade | Mark Vaile | Nat. |
| Minister for Health and Ageing & Leader of the House |
Tony Abbott | Lib. |
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Kevin Andrews | Lib. |
| Minister for Education, Science and Training | Julie Bishop | Lib. |
| Minister for Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | Mal Brough | Lib. |
| Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts & Government Deputy Senate Leader |
Senator Helen Coonan | Lib. |
| Treasurer of Australia | Peter Costello | Lib. |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Alexander Downer | Lib. |
| Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources | Ian Macfarlane | Lib. |
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Peter McGauran | Nat. |
| Minister for Finance and Administration & Government Senate Leader |
Senator Nick Minchin | Lib. |
| Minister for Defence | Dr. Brendan Nelson | Lib. |
| Attorney-General of Australia | Philip Ruddock | Lib. |
| Minister for Transport and Regional Services | Warren Truss | Nat. |
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Senator Amanda Vanstone | Lib. |
[edit] Outer ministry
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation | Senator Eric Abetz | Lib. |
| Minister for Small Business and Tourism | Fran Bailey | Lib. |
| Minister for Veterans' Affairs | Bruce Billson | Lib. |
| Minister for Community Services | John Cobb | Nat. |
| Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue | Peter Dutton | Lib. |
| Minister for Justice and Customs | Senator Chris Ellison | Lib. |
| Minister for Vocational and Technical Education | Gary Hardgrave | Lib. |
| Minister for the Arts and Sport | Senator Rod Kemp | Lib. |
| Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | Jim Lloyd | Lib. |
| Minister for Human Services | Joe Hockey | Lib. |
| Special Minister of State | Gary Nairn | Lib. |
| Minister for Ageing | Senator Santo Santoro | Lib. |
| Minister for Workforce Participation | Sharman Stone | Lib. |
[edit] Parliamentary Secretaries
| Portfolio | Person | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Industry, Tourism and Resources | Bob Baldwin | Lib. |
| Finance and Administration | Senator Richard Colbeck | Lib. |
| Education | Pat Farmer | Lib. |
| Foreign Affairs | Teresa Gambaro | Lib. |
| Trade | De-Anne Kelly | Nat. |
| Environment | Greg Hunt | Lib. |
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Sussan Ley | Lib. |
| Defence | Senator Sandy Macdonald | Nat. |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer | Chris Pearce | Lib. |
| Health | Christopher Pyne | Lib. |
| Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Andrew Robb | Lib. |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for water policy | Malcolm Turnbull | Lib. |
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