First Howard ministry | |
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60th Ministry of Australia | |
John Howard Tim Fischer | |
Date formed | 11 March 1996 |
Date dissolved | 21 October 1998 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir William Deane |
Prime Minister | John Howard |
Deputy Prime Minister | Tim Fischer |
No. of ministers | 35 (plus 13 Parliamentary Secretaries) |
Member party | Liberal– National coalition |
Status in legislature |
Majority government 94 / 148 |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Kim Beazley |
History | |
Election(s) | 2 March 1996 |
Outgoing election | 3 October 1998 |
Legislature term(s) | 38th |
Predecessor | Second Keating ministry |
Successor | Second Howard ministry |
The first Howard ministry ( Liberal– National coalition) was the 60th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The first Howard ministry succeeded the second Keating ministry, which dissolved on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March 1996, which saw the Coalition defeat Paul Keating's Labor Party. The ministry was replaced by the second Howard ministry on 21 October 1998 following the 1998 federal election. [1]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Howard (1939–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
Tim Fischer (1946–2019) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Peter Costello (1957–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
John Anderson (1956–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Robert Hill (1946–)
Senator for
South Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Richard Alston (1941–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Peter Reith (1950–2022) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Jocelyn Newman (1937–2018) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Alexander Downer (1951–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Moore (1936–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ian McLachlan
AO (1936–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
John Sharp (1954–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Dr Michael Wooldridge (1956–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Fahey (1945–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Amanda Vanstone (1952–)
Senator for
South Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Dr David Kemp (1941–)
MP for
Goldstein |
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Nationals |
Hon
Mark Vaile (1956–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Daryl Williams
QC (1942–) |
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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Hon
Philip Ruddock (1943–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
Peter McGauran (1955–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Jim Short (1936–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Warwick Parer (1936–2014)
Senator for
Queensland |
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Liberal |
Hon
Geoff Prosser (1948–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Judi Moylan (1944–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Bronwyn Bishop (1942–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Warwick Smith (1954–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
Bruce Scott (1943–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Herron (1932–2019)
Senator for
Queensland |
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Liberal |
Hon
David Jull (1944–2011) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Rod Kemp (1944–)
Senator for
Victoria |
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Liberal |
Hon
Chris Ellison (1954–)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Andrew Thomson (1961–)
MP for
Wentworth |
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Liberal |
Hon
Nick Minchin (1953–)
Senator for
South Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Alex Somlyay (1946–)
MP for
Fairfax |
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Nationals |
Hon
Warren Truss (1948–)
MP for
Wide Bay |
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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Tony Abbott (1957–) |
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Nationals |
Hon
David Brownhill (1935–)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Ian Campbell (1959–)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Brian Gibson (1936–2017) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Chris Miles (1947–) |
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Country Liberal |
Grant Tambling (1943–)
Senator for
Northern Territory |
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Liberal |
Hon
Bob Woods (1947–)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Hon
Michael Ronaldson (1954–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ian Macdonald (1945–)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Hon
Alan Cadman (1937–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Trish Worth (1946–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Kathy Sullivan (1942–) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Judith Troeth (1940–) |
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