New Federal Ministry and Shadow Ministry 41 st Australian Parliament October 2004 1
Hawker Britton Occasional Paper Federal Ministry and Shadow Ministry of the 41 st Parliament Government Cabinet and Ministry Title Minister Other Chamber Prime Minister John Howard Minister Assisting the Prime Minister to the Prime Minister Gary Hardgrave Gary Nairn Minister for Transport and Regional Services (Deputy Prime Minister) Minister for Local Government, Territories & Roads John Anderson Jim Lloyd Treasurer Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer Minister for Trade Minister for Foreign Affairs (Foreign Affairs and Trade) Minister for Defence Minister for Veterans Affairs Minister for Finance and Administration Minister for Human Services Special Minister of State Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Ageing Attorney-General Minister for Justice and Customs Minister for the Environment and Heritage Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Minister for the Arts and Sport Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister for Education, Science and Training Minister for Vocational and Technical Education John Cobb Peter Costello Mal Brough Chris Pearce Mark Vaile Alexander Downer Bruce Billson De-Anne Kelly Teresa Gambaro Joe Hockey Dr Sharman Stone Tony Abbott Julie Bishop Christopher Pyne Philip Ruddock Senator Chris Ellison Greg Hunt Senator Helen Coonan Senator Rod Kemp Senator Ian Macdonald Senator Richard Colbeck Brendan Nelson Gary Hardgrave Pat Farmer Senator Helen Coonan Alexander Downer Peter Costello Tony Abbott Senator Chris Ellison Philip Ruddock Senator Ian Macdonald 2
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women s Issues (Children & Youth Affairs) Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Minister for Small Business and Tourism Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service Minister for Workforce Participation Sussan Ley Ian Macfarlane Fran Bailey Warren Entsch Kevin Andrews Peter Dutton Joe Hockey NB: Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet Ministers are shown in bold type. Shadow Cabinet and Ministry Title Shadow Minister Other Chamber Leader Mark Latham to the Leader of the Opposition John Murphy Deputy Leader; Jenny Macklin Senator Kim Carr Education, Training, Science & Research for Education Kirsten Livermore Leader in the Senate; Social Security Tanya Plibersek Deputy Leader in the Senate; Senator Stephen Conroy Stephen Smith Communications and Information Technology Health; Julia Gillard Senator Jan McLucas Manager of Opposition Business in the House for Health Ann Corcoran Treasurer Wayne Swan Senator Nick Sherry Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations Stephen Smith Senator Stephen Conroy (Industry) (Infrastructure) Senator Nick Sherry (Industrial Relations) for Infrastructure Bernie Ripoll Foreign Affairs and International Security Kevin Rudd Defence and Homeland Security Robert McClelland (Defence) Senator Joseph Ludwig (Homeland Security) for Defence Graham Edwards Trade Simon Crean Senator Stephen Conroy Primary Industries, Resources and Tourism Martin Ferguson Senator Kerry O Brien Environment and Heritage; Anthony Albanese Senator Penny Wong Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House for Environment and Heritage Jennie George 3
Public Administration and Open Government; Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation; The Arts for Northern Australia and Indigenous Affairs Regional Development and Roads; Housing and Urban Development for Regional Development Senator Kim Carr Warren Snowdon Nicola Roxon Senator Kerry O Brien Senator Ursula Stephens Catherine King Finance and Superannuation Senator Nick Sherry Wayne Swan Work, Family and Community; Tanya Plibersek Youth and Early Childhood Education; Assisting the Leader on the Status of Women Senator Kate Lundy Employment and Workplace Participation; Corporate Governance and Responsibility Senator Penny Wong Jenny Macklin Immigration Laurie Ferguson Senator Joseph Ludwig Agriculture and Fisheries Gavan O Connor Senator Kerry O Brien Assistant Treasurer and Revenue; Joel Fitzgibbon Senator Nick Sherry Banking and Financial Services Attorney-General Nicola Roxon Senator Joseph Ludwig Regional Services, Local Government and Territories Senator Kerry O Brien Manufacturing; Consumer Affairs Senator Kate Lundy Stephen Smith Defence Planning and Personnel; Assisting the Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Arch Bevis Senator Nick Sherry Sport and Recreation Alan Griffin Senator Kate Lundy Veterans Affairs Arch Bevis Small Business Tony Burke Senator Kate Lundy Ageing and Disabilities Senator Jan McLucas Julia Gillard Justice and Customs; Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs; Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate Senator Joseph Ludwig Robert McClelland Laurie Ferguson Pacific Islands Bob Sercombe Chief Opposition Whip Roger Price Senate Opposition Whip Senator George Campbell Whip in the House of Michael Danby Deputy Senate Whip Senator Geoff Buckland Representatives Whip in the House of Representatives Jill Hall Deputy Senate Whip Senator Ruth Webber 4
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