Howard I government

The Howard I government ruled Australia from March 11, 1996 to October 21, 1998. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LIB) and the National Party (NPA).

Paul Keating had been Prime Minister of a Laboratory Government since December 20, 1991. In the parliamentary elections on March 2, 1996 , the Labor Party suffered a significant defeat, it received only 49 of 148 seats in the House of Representatives , the Liberal Party won 75 seats, the National Party 18 seats. In the Senate Labor lost one seat, the Liberal Party won a seat. The next government was a coalition of the Liberal Party and National Party under Prime Minister John Howard . The parliamentary election on October 3, 1998 brought the Labor Party more votes, won 18 seats and became the strongest party in the House of Representatives with 67 seats. The Liberal Party lost 11 seats and had 64 MPs, The National Party lost 2 seats and had 16 seats. However, the coalition retained an absolute majority. In the Senate, the National Party lost 2 seats, Labor stayed at 29 and the Liberals at 31 Senators. The coalition under Prime Minister Howard continued.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Howard	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
deputy prime minister	Tim Fischer	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister of Commerce	Tim Fischer	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Foreign minister	Alexander Downer	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Treasury minister	Peter Costello	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Primary Industry and Energy	John Anderson	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Environment Minister	Robert Hill	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Communication and Culture	Richard Alston	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Communication, Information Economy and Culture	Richard Alston	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Industrial Relations	Peter Reith	LIB	March 11, 1996 - July 18, 1997
Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Businesses	Peter Reith	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister of Social Affairs	Jocelyn Newman	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism	John Moore	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Vice President of the Executive Council	John Moore	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Defense Minister	Ian McLachlan	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Transport and Regional Development	John Sharp	NPA	March 11, 1996 - September 25, 1997
Minister for Transport and Regional Development	Mark Vaile	NPA	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Health and Family	Michael Wooldridge	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Finance minister	John Fahey	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister of Finance and Administration	John Fahey	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Labor, Education, Training and Youth	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Labor, Education, Training and Youth	David Kemp	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Attorney General	Daryl Williams	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998

Junior minister
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands	John Herron	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Raw Materials and Energy	Warwick Parer	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister of Sport, Territories and Local Government	Warwick Smith	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Sport and Tourism	Andrew Thomson	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for the Status of Women	Judi Moylan	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister of Science and Technology	Peter McGauran	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Small Business and Consumer Protection	Geoff Prosser	LIB	March 11, 1996 - July 18, 1997
Minister for Customs and Consumer Protection	Chris Ellison	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Customs and Consumer Protection	Warren Truss	NPA	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Defense Research and Personnel	Bronwyn Bishop	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Veterans	Bruce Scott	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government	Alex Somlyay	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Family Minister	Judi Moylan	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Family Minister	Warwick Smith	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Administrative Services	David Jull	LIB	March 11, 1996 - September 25, 1997
Special Minister of State	Nick Minchin	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training	David Kemp	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training	Chris Ellison	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Attorney General	Daryl Williams	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister of Justice	Daryl Williams	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Minister of Justice	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Philip Ruddock	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998

Assistant Minister and Parliamentary State Secretaries
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister	Nick Minchin	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games	Warwick Smith	LIB	May 7, 1996 - October 9, 1997
	Andrew Thomson	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Assistant Minister for Public Service to the Prime Minister	David Kemp	LIB	March 11, 1996 - March 17, 1996
	Peter Reith	LIB	March 17, 1996 - July 18, 1997
	David Kemp	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Assistant Minister for the Status of Women to the Prime Minister	Jocelyn Newman	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Jim Short	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 14, 1996
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Rod Kemp	LIB	October 14, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Finance for Privatization	Rod Kemp	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Parliamentary State Secretary for the Prime Minister's Cabinet	Chris Miles	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Prime Minister	Nick Minchin	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce	David Brownhill	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Andrew Thomson	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
	Kathy Sullivan	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Treasury	Brian Gibson	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 15, 1996
	Ian Campbell	LIB	November 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Primary Industry and Energy	David Brownhill	NPA	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
	Judith Troeth	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment	Warwick Smith	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 9, 1997
	Andrew Thomson	LIB	October 9, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Sport, Territories and Local Government	Ian Campbell	LIB	March 11, 1996 - November 11, 1996
	Ian Macdonald	LIB	November 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Workplace Relations and Small Businesses	Alan Cadman	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs	Rod Kemp	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 14, 1996
	Grant Tambling	CLP	October 14, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Regional Development	Grant Tambling	CLP	March 11, 1996 - October 14, 1996
	Michael Ronaldson	LIB	October 14, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family	Bob Woods	LIB	March 11, 1996 - February 3, 1997
	Chris Ellison	LIB	February 3, 1997 - July 18, 1997
	Trish Worth	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Labor, Education, Training and Youth	Tony Abbott	LIB	March 11, 1996 - October 21, 1998
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Attorney General	Chris Ellison	LIB	July 18, 1997 - October 9, 1997

Remarks

CLP: Country Liberal Party

Web links

Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, pp. 575-577 , accessed June 8, 2019 .

Individual evidence

^ Prime Ministers of Australia. Paul Keating. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 8, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12, 54, 142 , accessed June 8, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Prime Ministers of Australia. John Howard. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 8, 2019 .
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12, 55, 142 , accessed June 8, 2019 .

[Keating-1] Prime Ministers of Australia. Paul Keating. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 8, 2019 .

[Wahl_1996-2] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12, 54, 142 , accessed June 8, 2019 .

[Howard-3] Prime Ministers of Australia. John Howard. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 8, 2019 .

[Wahl_1998-4] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12, 55, 142 , accessed June 8, 2019 .