# Shadow Ministry of John Howard (1995–96)

The Shadow Ministry of John Howard was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 30 January 1995 to 11 March 1996, opposing Paul Keating's Australian Labor Party ministry.
The shadow cabinet is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
John Howard resumed his position as Leader of the Opposition upon his return as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 30 January 1995, and appointed a new Shadow Cabinet.

## Shadow Cabinet

The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet:
| Shadow Minister | Portfolio |
| John Howard MP | Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Peter Costello MP | Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Tim Fischer MP | Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Trade |
| John Anderson MP | Deputy Leader of the National Party Shadow Minister for Primary Industry |
| Senator Robert Hill | Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Education, Science and Technology |
| Senator Richard Alston | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Communications and the Arts |
| Alexander Downer MP | Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Ian McLachlan MP | Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage (to 10 March 1995) |
| John Moore MP | Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce |
| Peter Reith MP | Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations |
| Senator Jocelyn Newman | Shadow Minister for Defence |
| Bronwyn Bishop MP | Shadow Minister for Privatisation Shadow Minister for Commonwealth-State Relations |
| David Kemp MP | Shadow Minister for Employment, Training and Family Services |
| Peter McGauran MP | Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy |
| Philip Ruddock MP | Shadow Minister for Social Security Shadow Minister for Senior Citizens |
| Geoff Prosser MP | Shadow Minister for Finance |
| Senator Ian Macdonald | Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure |
| Senator Jim Short | Shadow Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs |
| John Sharp MP | Shadow Minister for Transport |
| Dr Michael Wooldridge MP | Shadow Minister for Health and Human Resources |
| Senator Amanda Vanstone | Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for Justice |
| Senator Rod Kemp | Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage (from 10 March 1995) |

## Outer shadow ministry

| Shadow minister | Portfolio |
| Judi Moylan MP | Shadow Minister for Small Business Shadow Minister for Women's Affairs |
| Senator Warwick Parer | Shadow Minister for Aviation Shadow Minister for Tourism Shadow Minister for Customs |
| Wilson Tuckey MP | Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Defence Science and Personnel |
| Chris Gallus MP | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
| Senator Grant Tambling | Shadow Minister for Housing, External Territories, Northern Development |
| Senator Rod Kemp | Shadow Minister for Administrative Services, Australian Capital Territory, Public Administration (to 10 March 1995) |
| Bruce Scott MP | Shadow Minister for Local Government |
| Senator Ian Campbell | Shadow Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs |
| David Connolly MP | Shadow Minister for Superannuation and Retirement Income |
| Michael Ronaldson MP | Shadow Minister for Schools, Vocational Educational and Training |
| Warren Truss MP | Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs |