Third Howard ministry

The third Howard ministry (LiberalNational coalition) was the 62nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The third Howard ministry succeeded the second Howard ministry, which dissolved on 26 November 2001 following the federal election that took place on 10 November. The ministry was replaced by the fourth Howard ministry on 26 October 2004 following the 2004 federal election.[1]

Third Howard ministry

62nd Ministry of Australia
photograph of Howard
John Howard
photograph of Anderson
John Anderson
Date formed26 November 2001
Date dissolved26 October 2004
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralPeter Hollingworth
Michael Jeffery
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Deputy Prime MinisterJohn Anderson
No. of ministers34 (plus 14 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member partyLiberalNational coalition
Status in legislatureMajority government
82 / 150
Opposition cabinetCrean
Latham
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderSimon Crean
Mark Latham
History
Election(s)10 November 2001
Outgoing election9 October 2004
Legislature term(s)40th
PredecessorSecond Howard ministry
SuccessorFourth Howard ministry

As of 2021, this is the earliest ministry in which all of its members are still alive.

Cabinet

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
LiberalHon John Howard
(1939-)

MP for Bennelong
(1974-2007)

NationalsHon John Anderson
(1956–)

MP for Gwydir
(1989–2007)

LiberalHon Peter Costello
(1957-)

MP for Higgins
(1990-2009)

NationalsHon Mark Vaile
(1956–)

MP for Lyne
(1993–2008)

LiberalHon Robert Hill
(1946–)

Senator for South Australia
(1981–2006)

LiberalHon Richard Alston
(1941–)

Senator for Victoria
(1986–2004)

LiberalHon Alexander Downer
(1951–)

MP for Mayo
(1984–2008)

LiberalHon Tony Abbott
(1957–)

MP for Warringah
(1994–2019)

LiberalHon Philip Ruddock
(1943–)

MP for Berowra
(1993–2016)

LiberalHon Dr David Kemp
(1941–)

MP for Goldstein
(1990–2004)

LiberalHon Daryl Williams QC
(1942–)

MP for Tangney
(1993–2004)

LiberalHon Nick Minchin
(1953–)

Senator for South Australia
(1993–2011)

NationalsHon Warren Truss
(1948–)

MP for Wide Bay
(1990–2016)

LiberalHon Amanda Vanstone
(1952–)

Senator for South Australia
(1984–2007)

LiberalHon Dr Brendan Nelson
(1958–)

MP for Bradfield
(1996–2009)

LiberalHon Kay Patterson
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1987–2008)

LiberalHon Ian Macfarlane
(1955–)

MP for Groom
(1998–2016)

LiberalHon Kevin Andrews
(1955–)

MP for Menzies
(1991–2022)(in Cabinet from 7 October 2003)

LiberalHon Helen Coonan
(1947–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1996–2011)(in Cabinet from 18 July 2004)

LiberalHon Ian Campbell
(1959–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1990–2007)(in Cabinet from 18 July 2004)

Outer ministry

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
LiberalHon Chris Ellison
(1954–)

Senator for Western Australia
(1993–2009)

LiberalHon Ian Macdonald
(1945–)

Senator for Queensland
(1990–2019)

LiberalHon Rod Kemp
(1944–)

Senator for Victoria
(1990–2008)

LiberalHon Joe Hockey
(1965–)

MP for North Sydney
(1996–2015)

NationalsHon Peter McGauran
(1955–)

MP for Gippsland
(1983–2008)

NationalsHon Larry Anthony
(1961–)

MP for Richmond
(1996–2004)

LiberalHon Mal Brough
(1961–)

MP for Longman
(1996–2007)

LiberalHon Eric Abetz
(1958–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1994–)

LiberalHon Danna Vale
(1944–)

MP for Hughes
(1996–2010)

LiberalHon Gary Hardgrave
(1960–)

MP for Moreton
(1996–2007)

LiberalHon Wilson Tuckey
(1935–)

MP for O'Connor
(1980–2010)(in ministry from 25 January 2002)

LiberalHon Julie Bishop
(1956–)

MP for Curtin
(1998–2019)(in ministry from 7 October 2003)

LiberalHon Jim Lloyd
(1954–)

MP for Robertson
(1996–2007)(in ministry from 18 July 2004)

LiberalHon Fran Bailey
(1946–)

MP for McEwen
(1996–2010)(in ministry from 18 July 2004)

Parliamentary Secretaries

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
LiberalHon Jackie Kelly
(1964–)

MP for Lindsay
(1996–2007)

LiberalHon Trish Worth
(1946–)

MP for Adelaide
(1993–2004)

LiberalHon Judith Troeth
(1940–)

Senator for Victoria
(1993–2011)

LiberalHon Peter Slipper
(1950–)

MP for Fisher
(1993–2013)

LiberalBill Heffernan
(1943–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1996–2016)

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet (to 19 March 2002)
LiberalHon Dr Sharman Stone
(1951–)

MP for Murray
(1996–2016)

LiberalHon Warren Entsch
(1950–)

MP for Leichhardt
(1996–2007)

NationalsHon Ron Boswell
(1940–)

Senator for Queensland
(1983–2014)

LiberalHon Chris Gallus
(1943–)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1993–2004)

LiberalHon Ross Cameron
(1965–)

MP for Parramatta
(1996–2004)

NationalsHon De-Anne Kelly
(1954–)

MP for Dawson
(1996–2007)

LiberalHon Christopher Pyne
(1967–)

MP for Sturt
(1993–2019)

LiberalHon Bruce Billson
(1966–)

MP for Dunkley
(1996–2016)

LiberalHon Teresa Gambaro
(1958–)

MP for Petrie
(1996–2007)

See also

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