Fourth Howard ministry
63rdministry of Australia
John Howard John Anderson
Date formed	26 October 2004
Date dissolved	3 December 2007
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Michael Jeffery
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy Prime Minister	John Anderson Mark Vaile
No. of ministers	41 (plus 12 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition cabinet	Latham Beazley Rudd
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Mark Latham Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd
History
Election	9 October 2004
Outgoing election	24 November 2007
Legislature term	41st
Predecessor	Third Howard ministry
Successor	First Rudd ministry

	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	John Howard (1939-) MP forBennelong (1974-2007)	Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia(to 29 November 2007)
Nationals	John Anderson (1956–) MP forGwydir (1989–2007)	Deputy Prime Minister(to 6 July 2005) Leader of the National Party(to 6 July 2005) Minister for Transport and Regional Services(to 6 July 2005)
Liberal	Peter Costello (1957-) MP forHiggins (1990-2009)	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party(to 29 November 2007) Treasurer
Nationals	Mark Vaile (1956–) MP forLyne (1993–2008)	Deputy Prime Minister(from 6 July 2005) Leader of the National Party(from 6 July 2005) Deputy Leader of the National Party(to 6 July 2005) Minister for Trade(to 29 September 2006) Minister for Transport and Regional Services(from 29 September 2006)
Liberal	Robert Hill (1946–) Senator forSouth Australia (1981–2006)	Leader of the Government in the Senate(to 20 January 2006) Minister for Defence(to 20 January 2006)
Liberal	Alexander Downer (1951–) MP forMayo (1984–2008)	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Liberal	Tony Abbott (1957–) MP forWarringah (1994–2019)	Minister for Health and Ageing Leader of the House
Liberal	Philip Ruddock (1943–) MP forBerowra (1993–2016)	Attorney-General
Liberal	Nick Minchin (1953–) Senator forSouth Australia (1993–2011)	Minister for Finance and Administration Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate(from 27 January 2006)
Nationals	Warren Truss (1948–) MP forWide Bay (1990–2016)	Deputy Leader of the National Party(from 6 July 2005) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry(to 6 July 2005) Minister for Transport and Regional Services(from 6 July 2005 to 29 September 2006) Minister for Trade(from 29 September 2006)
Liberal	Amanda Vanstone (1952–) Senator forSouth Australia (1984–2007)	Minister for Immigration and Multicultural andIndigenous Affairs(to 27 January 2006) Minister assisting thePrime Minister forReconciliation(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Brendan Nelson (1958–) MP forBradfield (1996–2009)	Minister for Education,Science andTraining(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Defence(from 27 January 2006) Leader of the Liberal Party(from 29 November 2007)
Liberal	Kay Patterson (1944–) Senator forVictoria (1987–2008)	Minister for Family and Community Services(to 27 January 2006) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues(to 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Ian Macfarlane (1955–) MP forGroom (1998–2016)	Minister for Industry,Tourism andResources
Liberal	Kevin Andrews (1955–2024) MP forMenzies (1991–2022)	Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations(to 30 January 2007) Minister assisting thePrime Minister for thePublic Service(to 30 January 2007) Minister for Immigration and Citizenship(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Helen Coonan (1947–) Senator forNew South Wales (1996–2011)	Minister for Communications, Information Technology andthe Arts
Liberal	Ian Campbell (1959–) Senator forWestern Australia (1990–2007)	Minister for the Environment and Heritage(to 30 January 2007) Minister for Human Services(from 30 January 2007 to 9 March 2007) Manager of Government Business in the Senate(to 17 November 2004)
Nationals	Peter McGauran (1955–) MP forGippsland (1983–2008)(in Cabinet from 6 July 2005)	Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs(to 6 July 2005) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry(from 6 July 2005)
Liberal	Julie Bishop (1956–) MP forCurtin (1998–2019)(in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)	Minister for Ageing(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Education,Science andTraining(from 27 January 2006) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues(from 27 January 2006) Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party(from 29 November 2007)
Liberal	Mal Brough (1961–) MP forLongman (1996–2007)(in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)	Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Families, Community Services andIndigenous Affairs(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Malcolm Turnbull (1954–) MP forWentworth (2004–2018)(in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)	Parliamentary Secretary to thePrime Minister(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Minister for the Environment and Water Resources(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Joe Hockey (1965–) MP forNorth Sydney (1996–2015)(in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)	Minister for Human Services(to 30 January 2007) Minister assisting theMinister for Workplace Relations(from 10 August 2006 to 30 January 2007) Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations(from 30 January 2007) Minister assisting thePrime Minister for thePublic Service(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Chris Ellison (1954–) Senator forWestern Australia (1993–2009)(in Cabinet from 9 March 2007)	Minister for Justice andCustoms(to 9 March 2007) Minister for Human Services(from 9 March 2007) Manager of Government Business in the Senate(from 17 November 2004 to 9 March 2007)

	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Ian Macdonald (1945–) Senator forQueensland (1990–2019)	Minister for Fisheries, Forestry andConservation(to 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Rod Kemp (1944–) Senator forVictoria (1990–2008)	Minister for the Arts andSport(to 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Eric Abetz (1958–) Senator forTasmania (1994–2022)	Special Minister of State(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation(from 27 January 2006) Manager of Government Business in the Senate(from 9 March 2007)
Liberal	Gary Hardgrave (1960–) MP forMoreton (1996–2007)	Minister for Vocational and Technical Education(to 30 January 2007) Minister assisting thePrime Minister(to 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Fran Bailey (1946–) MP forMcEwen (1996–2010)	Minister for Small Business andTourism
Liberal	Jim Lloyd (1954–) MP forRobertson (1996–2007)	Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
Nationals	De-Anne Kelly (1954–) MP forDawson (1996–2007)(in ministry until 27 January 2006)	Minister for Veterans' Affairs(to 27 January 2006) Minister assisting theMinister for Defence(to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Trade(from 27 January 2006 to 29 September 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Transport and Regional Services(from 29 September 2006)
Liberal	Peter Dutton (1970–) MP forDickson (2001–2025)	Minister for Workforce Participation(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer(from 27 January 2006)
Nationals	John Cobb (1950–) MP forParkes (2001–2007)(in ministry from 6 July 2005)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Transport and Regional Services(to 6 July 2005) Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs(from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006) Minister for Community Services(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) AssistantMinister for the Environment and Water Resources(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Bruce Billson (1966–) MP forDunkley (1996–2016)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)	Parliamentary Secretary forForeign Affairs andTrade(to 6 July 2005) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Foreign Affairs(from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Immigration and Multicultural andIndigenous Affairs(from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006) Minister for Veterans' Affairs(from 27 January 2006) Minister assisting theMinister for Defence(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Gary Nairn (1951–2024) MP forEden-Monaro (1996–2007)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)	Parliamentary Secretary to thePrime Minister(to 27 January 2006) Special Minister of State(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Sharman Stone (1951–) MP forMurray (1996–2016)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Finance and Administration(to 27 January 2006) Minister for Workforce Participation(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Santo Santoro (1956–) Senator forQueensland (2002–2007)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)	Minister for Ageing(from 27 January 2006 to 21 March 2007)
Liberal	Andrew Robb (1951–) MP forGoldstein (2004–2016)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Minister for Vocational and Technical Education(from 30 January 2007)
Country Liberal	Nigel Scullion (1956–) Senator forNorthern Territory (2001–2019)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)	Minister for Community Services(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	George BrandisSC (1957–) Senator forQueensland (2000–2018)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)	Minister for the Arts andSport(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	David Johnston (1956–) Senator forWestern Australia (2002–2016)(in ministry from 9 March 2007)	Minister for Justice andCustoms(from 9 March 2007)
Liberal	Christopher Pyne (1967–) MP forSturt (1993–2019)(in ministry from 21 March 2007)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Health and Ageing(to 30 January 2007) AssistantMinister for Health and Ageing(from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007) Minister for Ageing(from 21 March 2007)

	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Warren Entsch (1950–) MP forLeichhardt (1996–2007)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Industry, Science andResources(to 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Teresa Gambaro (1958–) MP forPetrie (1996–2007)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Defence(to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Foreign Affairs(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Immigration and Citizenship(from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007) AssistantMinister for Immigration and Citizenship(from 21 March 2007)
Liberal	Chris Pearce (1963–) MP forAston (2001–2010)	Parliamentary Secretary to theTreasurer
Liberal	Greg Hunt (1965–) MP forFlinders (2001–2022)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for the Environment and Heritage(to 30 January 2007) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Foreign Affairs(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Sussan Ley (1961–) MP forFarrer (2001–)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Family and Community Services (Children and Youth Affairs)(to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Pat Farmer (1962–) MP forMacarthur (2001–2010)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Education,Science andTraining
Liberal	Richard Colbeck (1958–) Senator forTasmania (2002–2016)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry(to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Finance and Administration(from 27 January 2006)
Nationals	Sandy Macdonald (1954–) Senator forNew South Wales (2000–2008)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Trade(from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006) Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Defence(from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Bob Baldwin (1955–) MP forPaterson (2001–2016)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Industry,Tourism andResources(from 27 January 2006)
Liberal	Tony Smith (1967–) MP forCasey (2001–2022)	Parliamentary Secretary to thePrime Minister(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Peter Lindsay (1944–) MP forHerbert (1996–2010)	Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister for Defence(from 30 January 2007)
Liberal	Brett Mason (1962–) Senator forQueensland (1999–2015)	Parliamentary Secretary forHealth and Ageing(from 21 March 2007)

v t e Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia
20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 Fisher 1 Deakin 3 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2
21st century	Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2 Albanese 1 2
Current ministry

v t e Liberal Party of Australia
Leaders	Robert Menzies Harold Holt John Gorton William McMahon Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson Alexander Downer John Howard Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Peter Dutton Sussan Ley Angus Taylor
Deputy Leaders	Eric Harrison Harold Holt William McMahon John Gorton Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch John Howard Neil Brown Andrew Peacock Fred Chaney Peter Reith Michael Wooldridge Peter Costello Julie Bishop Josh Frydenberg Sussan Ley Ted O'Brien Jane Hume
Presidents	Malcolm Ritchie Richard Casey W. H. Anderson Lyle Moore Philip McBride Jock Pagan Robert Southey John Atwill A. J. Forbes John Valder John Elliott Ashley Goldsworthy Tony Staley Shane Stone Chris McDiven Alan Stockdale Richard Alston Nick Greiner John Olsen
Governments	Menzies Holt Gorton McMahon Fraser Howard Abbott Turnbull Morrison
Ministries	Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 Gorton 1 2 McMahon Fraser 1 2 3 4 Howard 1 2 3 4 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2
Shadow ministries	Snedden Fraser Peacock (1983–85) Howard (1985–89) Peacock (1989–90) Hewson Downer Howard (1995–96) Nelson Turnbull Abbott Dutton Ley Taylor
State divisions	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory (Country Liberal Party) Queensland (Liberal National Party) South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Party-related organisations	Australian Liberal Students' Federation Cormack Foundation Liberal–National Coalition Norfolk Liberals Young Liberals Young LNP Menzies Research Centre
Factions	Moderates Centre Right Independent Liberal National Right Ginger Group (defunct) Lyons Forum (defunct)
History	Protectionist Party Free Trade Party Fusion Liberal Party National Labor Party Nationalist Party Liberal Union Australian Party United Australia Party Citizens' Municipal Organisation
Leadership contests	1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1975 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 2007 2008 2009 2015 Feb Sep 2018 2022 2025 2026

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