MINISTRY    (Cabinet Member in Bold)

HOWARD 3  26.11.2001 - 26.10.2004

LIB+NP

CHANGES 7.10.2003 & 18.7.2004

Prime Minister

John Howard

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Deputy PM,Minister for Transport & Regional Service

John Anderson

np

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Treasurer

Peter Costello

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Trade

Mark Vaile

np

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Alexander Downer

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Defence

Robert Hill

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Communications,Information Tech. & Arts

Richard Alston

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Minister for Communications,Information Tech. & Arts

Daryl Williams

lib

7.10.2003

18.7.2004

   Minister for Communications,Information Tech. & Arts

Helen Coonan

lib

18.7.2004

26.10.2004

Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations

Tony Abbott

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations

Kevin Andrews

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

M.for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

Philip Ruddock

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  M.for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs

Amanda Vanstone

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

Minister for the Environment & Heritage

David Kemp

lib

26.11.2001

18.7.2004

  Minister for the Environment & Heritage

Ian Campbell

lib

18.7.2004

26.10.2004

Attorney General

Daryl Williams

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Attorney General

Philip Ruddock

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

Minister for Finance & Administration

Nick Minchin

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Agriculture,Fisheries & Forestry

Warren Truss

np

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Family & Community Services

Amanda Vanstone

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Minister for Family & Community Services

Kay Patterson

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

Minister for Education,Science & Training

Brendan Nelson

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Health & Ageing

Kay Patterson

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Minister for Health & Ageing

Tony Abbott

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

Minister for Industry,Tourism & Resources

Ian Macfarlane

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Revenue & Assistant Treasurer

Helen Coonan

lib

26.11.2001

18.7.2004

  Minister for Revenue & Assistant Treasurer

Mal Brough

lib

18.7.2004

26.10.2004

Minister for Veterans' Affairs

Danna Vale

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for the Arts & Sport

Rod Kemp

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Employment Services

Mal Brough

lib

26.11.2001

18.7.2004

  Minister for Employment Services

Fran Bailey

lib

18.7.2004

26.10.2004

Minister for Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs

Gary Hardgrave

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Justice & Customs

Chris Ellison

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Special Minister of State

Eric Abetz

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Forestry & Conservation

Ian Macdonald

lib

26.11.2001

14.11.2002

  Minister for Fisheries,Forestry & Conservation

Ian Macdonald

lib

14.11.2002

26.10.2004

Minister for Children & Youth Affairs

Larry Anthony

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Science

Peter McGauran

np

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Minister for Ageing

Kevin Andrews

lib

26.11.2001

7.10.2003

  Minister for Ageing

Julie Bishop

lib

7.10.2003

26.10.2004

Minister for Small Business & Tourism

Joe Hockey

lib

26.11.2001

26.10.2004

Min.for Regional Services,Territories & Local Governm.

Wilson Tuckey

lib

25.1.2002

7.10.2003

 Minister for Local Government,Territories & Roads

Ian Campbell

lib

7.10.2003

18.7.2004

  Minister for Local Government,Territories & Roads

Jim Lloyd

lib

18.7.2004

26.10.2004