Fourth Howard ministry

MP for Bennelong
(1974-2007)

• Prime Minister
• Leader of the Liberal Party (to 29 November 2007)

MP for Gwydir
(1989–2007)

• Deputy Prime Minister (to 6 July 2005)
• Leader of the National Party (to 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005)

MP for Higgins
(1990-2009)

• Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party (to 29 November 2007)
• Treasurer

MP for Lyne
(1993–2008)

• Deputy Prime Minister (from 6 July 2005)
• Leader of the National Party (from 6 July 2005)
• Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Trade (to 29 September 2006)
• Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 29 September 2006)

Senator for South Australia
(1981–2006)

• Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 20 January 2006)
• Minister for Defence (to 20 January 2006)

MP for Mayo
(1984–2008)

• Minister for Foreign Affairs

MP for Warringah
(1994–2019)

• Minister for Health and Ageing
• Leader of the House

MP for Berowra
(1993–2016)

• Attorney-General

Senator for South Australia
(1993–2011)

• Minister for Finance and Administration
• Vice-President of the Executive Council
• Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Wide Bay
(1990–2016)

• Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 6 July 2005 to 29 September 2006)
• Minister for Trade (from 29 September 2006)

Senator for South Australia
(1984–2007)

• Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)

MP for Bradfield
(1996–2009)

• Minister for Education, Science, and Training (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006)
• Leader of the Liberal Party (from 29 November 2007)

Senator for Victoria
(1987–2008)

• Minister for Family and Community Services (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues (to 27 January 2006)

MP for Groom
(1998–2016)

• Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources

MP for Menzies
(1991–2022)

• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (to 30 January 2007)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (to 30 January 2007)
• Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for New South Wales
(1996–2011)

• Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

Senator for Western Australia
(1990–2007)

• Minister for the Environment and Heritage (to 30 January 2007)
• Minister for Human Services (from 30 January 2007 to 9 March 2007)
• Manager of Government Business in the Senate (to 17 November 2004)

MP for Gippsland
(1983–2008)(in Cabinet from 6 July 2005)

• Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (to 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 6 July 2005)

MP for Curtin
(1998–2019)(in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)

• Minister for Ageing (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Education, Science, and Training (from 27 January 2006)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues (from 27 January 2006)
• Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party (from 29 November 2007)

MP for Longman
(1996–2007)(in Cabinet from 27 January 2006)

• Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Wentworth
(2004–2018)(in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
• Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (from 30 January 2007)

MP for North Sydney
(1996–2015)(in Cabinet from 30 January 2007)

• Minister for Human Services (to 30 January 2007)
• Minister assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations (from 10 August 2006 to 30 January 2007)
• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (from 30 January 2007)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for Western Australia
(1993–2009)(in Cabinet from 9 March 2007)

• Minister for Justice and Customs (to 9 March 2007)
• Minister for Human Services (from 9 March 2007)
• Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 17 November 2004 to 9 March 2007)

Senator for Queensland
(1990–2019)

• Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (to 27 January 2006)

Senator for Victoria
(1990–2008)

• Minister for the Arts and Sport (to 30 January 2007)

Senator for Tasmania
(1994–)

• Special Minister of State (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (from 27 January 2006)
• Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 9 March 2007)

MP for Moreton
(1996–2007)

• Minister for Vocational and Technical Education (to 30 January 2007)
• Minister assisting the Prime Minister (to 30 January 2007)

MP for McEwen
(1996–2010)

• Minister for Small Business and Tourism

MP for Robertson
(1996–2007)

• Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

MP for Dawson
(1996–2007)(in ministry until 27 January 2006)

• Minister for Veterans' Affairs (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (from 27 January 2006 to 29 September 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 29 September 2006)

MP for Dickson
(2001–)

• Minister for Workforce Participation (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Parkes
(2001–2007)(in ministry from 6 July 2005)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (to 6 July 2005)
• Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Community Services (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
• Assistant Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (from 30 January 2007)

MP for Dunkley
(1996–2016)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)

• Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade (to 6 July 2005)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Veterans' Affairs (from 27 January 2006)
• Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Eden-Monaro
(1996–2007)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (to 27 January 2006)
• Special Minister of State (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Murray
(1996–2016)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (to 27 January 2006)
• Minister for Workforce Participation (from 27 January 2006)

Senator for Queensland
(2002–2007)(in ministry from 27 January 2006)

• Minister for Ageing (from 27 January 2006 to 21 March 2007)

MP for Goldstein
(2004–2016)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
• Minister for Vocational and Technical Education (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for Northern Territory
(2001–2019)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)

• Minister for Community Services (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for Queensland
(2000–2018)(in ministry from 30 January 2007)

• Minister for the Arts and Sport (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for Western Australia
(2002–2016)(in ministry from 9 March 2007)

• Minister for Justice and Customs (from 9 March 2007)

MP for Sturt
(1993–2019)(in ministry from 21 March 2007)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (to 30 January 2007)
• Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing (from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007)
• Minister for Ageing (from 21 March 2007)

MP for Leichhardt
(1996–2007)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources (to 27 January 2006)

MP for Petrie
(1996–2007)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 30 January 2007 to 21 March 2007)
• Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (from 21 March 2007)

MP for Aston
(2001–2010)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

MP for Flinders
(2001–2022)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage (to 30 January 2007)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 30 January 2007)

MP for Farrer
(2001–)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services (Children and Youth Affairs) (to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Macarthur
(2001–2010)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science, and Training

Senator for Tasmania
(2002–2016)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (from 27 January 2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(2000–2008)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (from 6 July 2005 to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007)

MP for Paterson
(2001–2016)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (from 27 January 2006)

MP for Casey
(2001–2022)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (from 30 January 2007)

MP for Herbert
(1996–2010)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2007)

Senator for Queensland
(1999–2015)

• Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing (from 21 March 2007)

Senator for Tasmania
(2002–2016)

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 27 January 2006)
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration (from 27 January 2006)