The 41st Parliament

Ministry

6 July 2005 - 27 January 2006

Cabinet

Prime Minister
The Hon John Howard, MP

Minister for Trade
(Deputy Prime Minister)
The Hon Mark Vaile, MP

Treasurer
The Hon Peter Costello, MP

Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Alexander Downer, MP

Minister for Defence
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Robert Hill

Minister for Finance and Administration
(Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)
(Vice-President of the Executive Council)
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin

Minister for Health and Ageing
(Leader of the House)
The Hon Tony Abbott, MP

Attorney-General
The Hon Philip Ruddock, MP

Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Senator the Hon. Ian Campbell

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

Minister for Transport and Regional Services
The Hon Warren Truss, MP

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Senator The Hon Amanda Vanstone

Minister for Education, Science and Training
The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, MP

Minister for Family and Community Services
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
The Hon Ian Macfarlane, MP

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
The Hon Kevin Andrews, MP

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
(Deputy Leader of the House)
The Hon Peter McGauran, MP

Outer Ministry

Minister for Vocational and Technical Education
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister
The Hon Gary Hardgrave MP

Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
The Hon Jim Lloyd, MP

Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
The Hon Mal Brough, MP

Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
The Hon De-Anne Kelly MP

Minister for Human Services
The Hon Joe Hockey MP

Special Minister of State
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz

Minister for Ageing
The Hon Julie Bishop, MP

Minister for Justice and Customs
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison

Minister for the Arts and Sport
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp

Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
The Hon John Cobb MP

Minister for Small Business and Tourism
The Hon Fran Bailey MP

Minister for Workforce Participation
The Hon Peter Dutton MP

Parliamentary Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
The Hon Gary Nairn MP

Parliamentary Secretary (Trade)
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
The Hon Chris Pearce MP

Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
The Hon Bruce Billson, MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
The Hon. Teresa Gambaro, MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
The Hon Christopher Pyne MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
The Hon Greg Hunt MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training
The Hon Pat Farmer, MP

Parliamentary Secretary (Children and Youth Affairs)
The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
The Hon Warren Entsch, MP

Previous Ministry 22 October 2004 - 6 July 2005

Previous Ministry 18 July 2004 - 22 October 2004

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