Fourth Howard Ministry
Cabinet listed by portfolio

Fourth Howard Ministry

Section Title: Cabinet listed by portfolio
Table Section Text: None

Office	Minister	Start of term	End of term

Prime Minister	John Howard	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Deputy Prime Minister	John Anderson	22 October 2004	6 July 2005

Mark Vaile	6 July 2005	3 December 2007

Minister for Transport and Regional Services	John Anderson	22 October 2004	6 July 2005

Warren Truss	6 July 2005	10 August 2006

Mark Vaile	10 August 2006	3 December 2007

Minister for Trade	Mark Vaile	22 October 2004	10 August 2006

Warren Truss	10 August 2006	3 December 2007

Treasurer	Peter Costello	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for Foreign Affairs	Alexander Downer	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for Defence	Senator Robert Hill	22 October 2004	27 January 2006

Brendan Nelson	27 January 2006	3 December 2007

Minister for Education, Science and Training	Brendan Nelson	22 October 2004	27 January 2006

Julie Bishop	27 January 2006	3 December 2007

Minister for Finance and Administration	Senator Nick Minchin	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for Health and Ageing	Tony Abbott	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Attorney General	Philip Ruddock	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for the Environment and Heritage	Senator Ian Campbell	22 October 2004	23 January 2007

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources	Malcolm Turnbull	23 January 2007	3 December 2007

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Senator Helen Coonan	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Warren Truss	22 October 2004	6 July 2005

Peter McGauran	6 July 2005	3 December 2007

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs	Senator Amanda Vanstone	22 October 2004	27 January 2006

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Senator Amanda Vanstone	27 January 2006	23 January 2007

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship	Kevin Andrews	23 January 2007	3 December 2007

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Kevin Andrews	22 October 2004	23 January 2007

Joe Hockey	23 January 2007	3 December 2007

Minister for Family and Community Services	Senator Kay Patterson	22 October 2004	27 January 2006

Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	Malcolm Brough	27 January 2006	3 December 2007

Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources	Ian Macfarlane	22 October 2004	3 December 2007

Minister for Human Services (non-Cabinet)	Joe Hockey	26 October 2004	30 January 2007

Minister for Human Services (Cabinet)	Senator Ian Campbell	30 January 2007	9 March 2007

Senator Chris Ellison	9 March 2007	3 December 2007

Sentence(s)

John Howard was Prime Minister, John Anderson was Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005) and Mark Vaile was Minister for Trade (to 10 August 2006).

final_sentence: John Howard was Prime Minister, John Anderson was Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005) and Mark Vaile was Minister for Trade (to 10 August 2006).