First Howard ministry

60th ministry of government of Australia

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John Howard
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Tim Fischer
Date formed11 March 1996Date dissolved21 October 1998People and organisationsMonarchElizabeth IIGovernor-GeneralSir William DeanePrime MinisterJohn HowardDeputy Prime MinisterTim FischerNo. of ministers35 (plus 13 Parliamentary Secretaries)Member partyLiberal–National coalitionStatus in legislatureMajority government
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Opposition partyLaborOpposition leaderKim BeazleyHistoryElection(s)2 March 1996Outgoing election3 October 1998Legislature term(s)38thPredecessorSecond Keating ministrySuccessorSecond Howard ministry
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The first Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 60th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The first Howard ministry succeeded the second Keating ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March 1996, which saw the Coalition defeat Paul Keating's Labor Party. The ministry was replaced by the second Howard ministry on 21 October 1998 following the 1998 federal election.[1]

Cabinet

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Hon John Howard
(1939–)

MP for Bennelong
(1974–2007)

Nationals Hon Tim Fischer
(1946–2019)

MP for Farrer
(1984–2001)

Liberal Hon Peter Costello
(1957–)

MP for Higgins
(1990–2009)

Nationals Hon John Anderson
(1956–)

MP for Gwydir
(1989–2007)

Liberal Hon Robert Hill
(1946–)

Senator for South Australia
(1981–2006)

  • Leader of the Government in the Senate
  • Minister for the Environment
Liberal Hon Richard Alston
(1941–)

Senator for Victoria
(1986–2004)

  • Minister for Communications and the Arts (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Peter Reith
(1950–2022)

MP for Flinders
(1984–2001)

Liberal Hon Jocelyn Newman
(1937–2018)

Senator for Tasmania
(1986–2002)

Liberal Hon Alexander Downer
(1951–)

MP for Mayo
(1984–2008)

  • Minister for Foreign Affairs
Liberal Hon John Moore
(1936–)

MP for Ryan
(1975–2001)

Liberal Hon Ian McLachlan AO
(1936–)

MP for Barker
(1990–1998)

  • Minister for Defence
Nationals Hon John Sharp
(1954–)

MP for Hume
(1993–1998)

  • Minister for Transport and Regional Development (to 25 September 1997)
Liberal Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge
(1956–)

MP for Chisholm
(1987–1998)

MP for Casey
(1998–2001)

Liberal Hon John Fahey
(1945–2020)

MP for Macarthur
(1996–2001)

  • Minister for Finance (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Finance and Administration (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Amanda Vanstone
(1952–)

Senator for South Australia
(1984–2007) (in Cabinet until 9 October 1997)

  • Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Justice (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Dr David Kemp
(1941–)

MP for Goldstein
(1990–2004) (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)

  • Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (to 17 March 1996; from 18 July 1997)
  • Minister assisting the Minister for Finance for Privatisation (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (from 9 October 1997)
Nationals Hon Mark Vaile
(1956–)

MP for Lyne
(1993–2008) (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)

  • Minister for Transport and Regional Development (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Daryl Williams QC
(1942–)

MP for Tangney
(1993–2004) (in Cabinet from 9 October 1997)

Outer ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Hon Philip Ruddock
(1943–)

MP for Berowra
(1993–2016)

Nationals Hon Peter McGauran
(1955–)

MP for Gippsland
(1983–2008)

Liberal Hon Jim Short
(1936–)

Senator for Victoria
(1984–1997)

Liberal Hon Warwick Parer
(1936–2014)

Senator for Queensland
(1984–2000)

Liberal Hon Geoff Prosser
(1948–)

MP for Forrest
(1987–2007)

Liberal Hon Judi Moylan
(1944–)

MP for Pearce
(1993–2013)

Liberal Hon Bronwyn Bishop
(1942–)

MP for Mackellar
(1994–2016)

Liberal Hon Warwick Smith
(1954–)

MP for Bass
(1996–1998)

Nationals Hon Bruce Scott
(1943–)

MP for Maranoa
(1990–2016)

Liberal Hon John Herron
(1932–2019)

Senator for Queensland
(1990–2002)

Liberal Hon David Jull
(1944–2011)

MP for Fadden
(1984–2007)

  • Minister for Administrative Services (to 25 September 1997)
Liberal Hon Rod Kemp
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1990–2008) (in Ministry from 14 October 1996)

Liberal Hon Chris Ellison
(1954–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1993–2009) (in Ministry from 18 July 1997)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney-General (from 13 February 1997 to 18 July 1997)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (from 13 February 1997 to 18 July 1997)
  • Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (from 18 July 1997 to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister assisting the Attorney-General (from 18 July 1997 to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Andrew Thomson
(1961–)

MP for Wentworth
(1995–2001) (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (to 9 October 1997)
  • Minister for Sport and Tourism (from 9 October 1997)
  • Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Nick Minchin
(1953–)

Senator for South Australia
(1993–2011) (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)

Liberal Hon Alex Somlyay
(1946–)

MP for Fairfax
(1990–2013) (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)

Nationals Hon Warren Truss
(1948–)

MP for Wide Bay
(1990–2016) (in Ministry from 9 October 1997)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Tony Abbott
(1957–)

MP for Warringah
(1994–2019)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Nationals Hon David Brownhill
(1935–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1984–2000)

Liberal Ian Campbell
(1959–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1990–2007)

Liberal Brian Gibson
(1936–2017)

Senator for Tasmania
(1993–2002)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer (to 15 October 1996)
Liberal Hon Chris Miles
(1947–)

MP for Braddon
(1984–1998)

Country Liberal Grant Tambling
(1943–)

Senator for Northern Territory
(1987–2001)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Development (to 14 October 1996)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Security (from 14 October 1996)
Liberal Hon Bob Woods
(1947–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1994–1997)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (to 3 February 1997)
Liberal Hon Michael Ronaldson
(1954–)

MP for Ballarat
(1990–2001)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Development (from 14 October 1996)
Liberal Hon Ian Macdonald
(1945–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1990–2019)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment (from 11 November 1996)
Liberal Hon Alan Cadman
(1937–)

MP for Mitchell
(1974–2007)

Liberal Hon Trish Worth
(1946–)

MP for Adelaide
(1993–2004)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services (from 18 July 1997)
Liberal Hon Kathy Sullivan
(1942–)

MP for Moncrieff
(1984–2001)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 9 October 1997)
Liberal Hon Judith Troeth
(1940–)

Senator for Victoria
(1993–2011)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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