Howard II government

The Howard II government ruled Australia from October 21, 1998 to November 26, 2001. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LIB) and the National Party (NPA).

John Howard had been Prime Minister of a coalition of Liberal Party and National Party since March 11, 1996. 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. In the parliamentary elections on November 10, 2001 , the ruling coalition achieved slight gains. In the House of Representatives, the Liberal Party gained 4 seats and provided 68 members, the National Party lost 3 seats and received 13 seats. With 81 out of 150 seats, the coalition had an absolute majority. In the Senate, the Liberals lost 2 seats and the National Party won 2 seats. With 34 of the 76 senators, the government lacked a majority in the Senate. The governing coalition continued into the next legislative period.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Howard	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
deputy prime minister	Tim Fischer	NPA	October 21, 1998 - July 20, 1999
	John Anderson	NPA	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Minister of Commerce	Tim Fischer	NPA	October 21, 1998 - July 20, 1999
	John Anderson	NPA	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Foreign minister	Alexander Downer	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Treasury minister	Peter Costello	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Transport and Regions	John Anderson	NPA	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for the Environment and Cultural Heritage	Robert Hill	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Communication, Information Technology and Culture	Richard Alston	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Labor, Workplace Relations and Small Business	Peter Reith	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Tony Abbott	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Family and Community Services	Jocelyn Newman	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Defense Minister	John Moore	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Peter Reith	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Health and Seniors	Michael Wooldridge	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister of Finance and Administration	John Fahey	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Education, Training and Youth	David Kemp	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Vice President of the Executive Council
Minister for Industry, Science and Raw Materials	Nick Minchin	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Attorney General	Daryl Williams	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests	Mark Vaile	NPA	October 21, 1998 - July 20, 1999
	Warren Truss	NPA	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Philip Ruddock	LIB	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Reconciliation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands residents			January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Junior minister
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands	John Herron	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
Minister for Financial Services and Regulation	Joe Hockey	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Regions, Territories and Local Government	Ian Macdonald	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister of Culture and the Centenary	Peter McGauran	NPA	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister of Labor	Tony Abbott	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Mal Brough	LIB	February 14, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Small Enterprises	Ian Macfarlane	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Community Services	Warren Truss	NPA	October 21, 1998 - July 20, 1999
	Larry Anthony	NPA	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Veterans	Bruce Scott	NPA	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Seniors	Bronwyn Bishop	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Special Minister of State	Chris Ellison	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Eric Abetz	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Sport and Tourism	Jackie Kelly	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Justice and Customs	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Chris Ellison	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Minister for Forests and Nature Conservation	Wilson Tuckey	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Assistant Minister and Parliamentary State Secretaries
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister	Wilson Tuckey	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Assistant Minister for Public Service to the Prime Minister	David Kemp	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Assistant Minister for the Status of Women to the Prime Minister	Jocelyn Newman	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Assistant Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games to the Prime Minister	Jackie Kelly	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
Assistant Minister for Reconciliation to the Prime Minister	Philip Ruddock	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Rod Kemp	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Defense	Bruce Scott	NPA	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Prime Minister	Bill Heffernan	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce	Larry Anthony	NPA	October 21, 1998 - July 20, 1999
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Foreign Ministry	Kathy Sullivan	LIB	October 21, 1998 - February 16, 2000
	Kay Patterson	LIB	February 16, 2000 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Regions	Ron Boswell	NPA	July 20, 1999 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Cultural Heritage	Sharman Stone	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Communication, Information Technology and Culture	Ian Campbell	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Labor, Workplace Relations and Small Businesses	Mal Brough	LIB	February 16, 2000 - January 30, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense	Eric Abetz	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Brendan Nelson	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Seniors	Chris Ellison	LIB	October 21, 1998 - January 30, 2001
	Eric Abetz	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Administration	Peter slipper	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Training and Youth	Trish Worth	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Science and Raw Materials	Warren Res	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests	Judith Troeth	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Kay Patterson	LIB	October 21, 1998 - November 26, 2001
Parliamentary Secretary of State for the Ministry of Reconciliation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands residents	Chris Gallus	LIB	January 30, 2001 - November 26, 2001

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. 578-579 , accessed June 9, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Prime Ministers of Australia. John Howard. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 9, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12, 55, 142 , accessed on June 9, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12 f., 56, 142 , accessed on June 9, 2019 (English).