List of Australian government ministers

The following is a list of Australian Federal Government Ministers:

John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia

Minister	Current Minister
Cabinet<center\>
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy Prime Minister	Mark Vaile
Minister for Trade	Mark Vaile
Treasurer	Peter Costello
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Alexander Downer
Minister for Defence	Brendan Nelson
Minister for Finance and Administration	Nick Minchin
Minister for Health and Ageing	Tony Abbott
Attorney-General	Philip Ruddock
Minister for the Environment and Heritage	Ian Campbell
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Helen Coonan
Minister for Transport and Regional Services	Warren Truss
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs	Amanda Vanstone
Minister for Education, Science and Training	Julie Bishop
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs	Mal Brough
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources	Ian Macfarlane
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Kevin Andrews
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Peter McGauran
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Minister for Vocational and Technical Education	Gary Hardgrave
Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads	Jim Lloyd
Minister for Revenue	Peter Dutton
Assistant Treasurer	Peter Dutton
Minister for Veterans' Affairs	Bruce Billson
Minister for Human Services	Joe Hockey
Special Minister of State	Gary Nairn
Minister for Ageing	Santo Santoro
Minister for Justice and Customs	Chris Ellison
Minister for Arts and Sport	Rod Kemp
Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation	Eric Abetz
Minister for Community Services	John Cobb
Minister for Small Business and Tourism	Fran Bailey
Minister for Workforce Participation	Sharman Stone