Howard III government

The Howard III government ruled Australia from November 26, 2001 to October 26, 2004. 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. 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. The parliamentary elections on October 9, 2004 brought gains for the governing coalition. In the House of Representatives, the Liberals got 74 seats, the National Party lost one seat to 12 of the 150 seats. In the Senate, the Liberals made up 33 and the National Party made up 5 of the 76 senators. The Howard coalition remained in government.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Howard	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
deputy prime minister	John Anderson	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Transport and Regions
Treasury minister	Peter Costello	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister of Commerce	Mark Vaile	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Foreign minister	Alexander Downer	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Defense Minister	Robert Hill	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Communication, Information Technology and Culture	Richard Alston	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Daryl Williams	LIB	October 7, 2003 - July 18, 2004
	Helen Coonan	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Labor and Relations at Work	Tony Abbott	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Kevin Andrews	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Indigenous People	Philip Ruddock	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister for the Environment and Cultural Heritage	David Kemp	LIB	November 26, 2001 - July 18, 2004
	Ian Campbell	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Vice President of the Executive Council	David Kemp	LIB	November 26, 2001 - July 18, 2004
	Nick Minchin	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Attorney General	Daryl Williams	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Philip Ruddock	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister of Finance and Administration	Nick Minchin	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests	Warren Truss	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Families and Community Services	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Kay Patterson	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Education, Science and Training	Brendan Nelson	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Health and Seniors	Kay Patterson	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Tony Abbott	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Raw Materials	Ian Macfarlane	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Junior minister
Minister for Regions, Territories and Local Government	Wilson Tuckey	LIB	January 25, 2002 - October 7, 2003
Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads	Ian Campbell	LIB	October 7, 2003 - July 18, 2004
	Jim Lloyd	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Minister of State Revenue and Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Helen Coonan	LIB	November 26, 2001 - July 18, 2004
	Mal Brough	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Veterans	Danna Vale	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Culture and Sport	Rod Kemp	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Employment Services	Mal Brough	LIB	November 26, 2001 - July 18, 2004
	Fran Bailey	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs	Gary Hardgrave	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Justice and Customs	Chris Ellison	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Special Minister of State	Eric Abetz	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Forests and Nature Conservation	Ian Macdonald	LIB	November 26, 2001 - November 14, 2002
Minister for Fisheries, Forests and Nature Conservation			November 14, 2002 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Children and Youth	Larry Anthony	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Science Minister	Peter McGauran	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Seniors	Kevin Andrews	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Julie Bishop	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Minister for Small Business and Tourism	Joe Hockey	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Assistant Minister and Parliamentary State Secretaries
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister	Gary Hardgrave	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Assistant Minister for Public Service to the Prime Minister	Tony Abbott	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Kevin Andrews	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Assistant Minister for Reconciliation to the Prime Minister	Philip Ruddock	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Amanda Vanstone	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Assistant Minister for the Status of Women to the Prime Minister			November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Kay Patterson	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Defense	Danna Vale	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Mal Brough	LIB	October 7, 2003 - July 18, 2004
	Fran Bailey	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary to the Prime Minister	Jackie Kelly	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Cabinet	Bill Heffernan	LIB	November 26, 2001 - March 19, 2002
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Regions	Ron Boswell	NPA	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	De-Anne Kelly	NPA	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Treasury	Ian Campbell	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Ross Cameron	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce	De-Anne Kelly	NPA	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Chris Gallus	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Bruce Billson	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense	Fran Bailey	LIB	November 26, 2001 - July 18, 2004
	Teresa Gambaro	LIB	July 18, 2004 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Cultural Heritage	Sharman Stone	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Administration	Peter slipper	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests	Judith Troeth	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Family and Community Services	Ross Cameron	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 7, 2003
	Christopher Pyne	LIB	October 7, 2003 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Seniors	Trish Worth	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Raw Materials	Warren Res	LIB	November 26, 2001 - October 26, 2004

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. 580-582 , accessed June 15, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Prime Ministers of Australia. John Howard. National Museum of Australia, accessed June 15, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 12 f., 56, 142 , accessed on June 15, 2019 (English).  
3. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 13, 57, 142 , accessed on June 15, 2019 .