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Federal Government Ministers

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
The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, MP

Minister for Finance and Administration
(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 Ian Campbell

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
(Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan

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

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Senator The Hon Amanda Vanstone

Minister for Education, Science and Training
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues
The Hon Julie Bishop, MP

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs
The Hon Mal Brough, MP

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 Peter Dutton, MP

Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
The Hon Bruce Billson, MP

Minister for Human Services
The Hon Joe Hockey, MP

Special Minister of State
The Hon Gary Nairn, MP

Minister for Ageing
Senator the Hon Santo Santoro

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 Eric Eric Abetz

Minister for Community Services
The Hon John Cobb, MP

Minister for Small Business and Tourism
The Hon Fran Bailey, MP

Minister for Workforce Participation
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, MP

Parliamentary Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull, MP

Parliamentary Secretary (Trade)
The Hon De-Anne Kelly, MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer
The Hon Chris Pearce, MP

Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs)
The Hon Teresa Gambaro, MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
The Hon Andrew Robb, AO, MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

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
The Hon Sussan Ley, MP

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

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
The Hon Bob Baldwin, MP

Previous Ministries

6 July 2005 - 27 January 2006

22 October 2004 - 6 July 2005

18 July 2004 - 21 October 2004

7 October 2003 - 18 July 2004

15 November 2002 - 7 October 2003

19 March 2002 - 15 November 2002

25 January 2002 to 19 March 2002