The First Howard Ministry - October 1997

Following a couple of weeks of ministerial upheaval, this is the revamped Howard ministry.

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Prime Minister	The Hon John Howard, MP	Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs	Senator the Hon John Herron	The Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge, MP
Minister for the Status of Women	The Hon. Judi Moylan, MP	Senator the Hon. Jocelyn Newman
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet)	The Hon Chris Miles, MP

Minister for Trade (Deputy Prime Minister)	The Hon Tim Fischer, MP	Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Minister for Foreign Affairs	The Hon Alexander Downer, MP	Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Parliamentary Secretary (Trade)	Senator the Hon David Brownhill
Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs)	The Hon Kathy Sullivan, MP

Treasurer	The Hon Peter Costello, MP	Senator the Hon Rod Kemp
Assistant Treasurer	Senator the Hon Rod Kemp	The Hon Peter Costello, MP
Parliamentary Secretary (Manager of Government Business in the Senate)	Senator the Hon Ian Campbell

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy	The Hon John Anderson, MP	Senator the Hon Warwick Parer
Minister for Resources and Energy	Senator the Hon Warwick Parer	The Hon John Anderson, MP
Parliamentary Secretary	Senator the Hon Judith Troeth

Minister for the Environment (Leader of the Government in the Senate)	Senator the Hon Robert Hill	The Hon John Anderson, MP
Parliamentary Secretary	Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald

Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts (Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)

Senator the Hon Richard Alston

The Hon Warwick Smith, MP

Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business (Leader of the House)	The Hon Peter Reith, MP	Senator the Hon Richard Alston
Parliamentary Secretary	The Hon Alan Cadman, MP

Minister for Social Security	Senator the Hon Jocelyn Newman	The Hon Philip Ruddock, MP
Parliamentary Secretary	Senator the Hon Grant Tambling

Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism (Vice-President of the Executive Council)	The Hon John Moore, MP	Senator the Hon Warwick Parer
Minister for Sport and Tourism	The Hon Andrew Thomson, MP	Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games		Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs (Deputy Leader of the House)	The Hon Warren Truss, MP	Senator the Hon Warwick Parer

Minister for Defence	The Hon Ian McLachlan, AO, MP	Senator the Hon Jocelyn Newman
Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel	The Hon Bronwyn Bishop, MP	Senator the Hon Jocelyn Newman
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs	The Hon Bruce Scott, MP	Senator the Hon Jocelyn Newman

Minister for Transport and Regional Development	The Hon Mark Vaile, MP	Senator the Hon Richard Alston
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government	The Hon Alex Somlyay, MP	Senator the Hon Richard Alston
Parliamentary Secretary	The Hon Michael Ronaldson, MP

Minister for Health and Family Services	The Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge, MP	Senator the Hon John Herron
Minister for Family Services	The Hon Warwick Smith, MP	Senator the Hon John Herron
Parliamentary Secretary	The Hon Trish Worth, MP

Minister for Finance and Administration

The Hon John Fahey, MP

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (Finance)
Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin (Admin)

Special Minister of State

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister

Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin

The Hon John Fahey, MP

Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs	The Hon Dr David Kemp MP	Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training	Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison	The Hon Dr David Kemp MP
Parliamentary Secretary	The Hon Tony Abbott, MP

Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs

The Hon Philip Ruddock, MP

Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Attorney-General	The Hon Daryl Williams, AM QC MP	Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone
Minister for Justice	Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone	The Hon Daryl Williams, AM QC MP

Each box represents a portfolio. Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. As a general rule, there is one department in each portfolio. Except for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Communications and the Arts, the title of each department reflects that of the portfolio minister. There is also a Department of Veterans’ Affairs in the Defence portfolio.

The First Howard Ministry – October 1997