I am pleased to announce today the Third Howard Ministry the appointment
of which I will recommend to the Governor General. The swearing in of
the Ministry will take place on Monday afternoon, 26 November 2001, at
Government House, Canberra.
The Ministry has been chosen on the basis of both proven performance
and new members with a potential to contribute to the Government over
the longer term. There has been some restructuring of portfolios to improve
administrative efficiency and to fulfil election commitments.
There are three new Cabinet Ministers. The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson
MP will become the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Senator
the Honourable Kay Patterson has been appointed Minister for Health and
Ageing. The Honourable Ian Macfarlane MP will become the Minister for
Industry, Tourism and Resources.
The new faces in the outer Ministry are Mrs Danna Vale MP, Mr Gary Hardgrave
MP, Senator Helen Coonan and Mr Kevin Andrews MP.
I take the opportunity to thank the Honourable Jackie Kelly, MP for her
work as Minister for Sport and Tourism over the last three years. She
indicated to me earlier this week that she did not wish to be considered
for a position in the Ministry because of family and other personal commitments
at this time. Ms Kelly has, however, agreed to my request that she continue
to serve the Government in the slightly less onerous but important role
as my Parliamentary Secretary. I would hope to consider Jackie Kelly for
reappointment to the Ministry when an opportunity arises in the future.
Senator Bill Heffernan will remain as Parliamentary Secretary to Cabinet.
I record my thanks and appreciation to the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP for
her ministerial work over the last five and a half years, firstly in the
defence portfolio and more recently as the Minister for Aged Care.
The Honourable Bruce Scott MP has not been included in the Ministry due
to a reduction in the proportion of National Party Ministers. I express
the gratitude of the Government for his excellent work as Minister for
Veterans'; Affairs and Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence.
The Honourable John Anderson MP, Deputy Prime Minister, will remain as
Minister for Transport and Regional Services. I have decided to transfer
a number of regional policies and programmes from other portfolios to
the Department of Transport and Regional Services, including Area Consultative
Committees, Natural Disaster Relief Finances and the Regional Assistance
Programme.
It is my intention to appoint the Honourable Wilson Tuckey MP as Minister
for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government. However, he will
not be sworn in until the completion of a police investigation currently
underway into issues associated with the charter of aircraft in Western
Australia some years ago. Mr Tuckey has assured me that he does not believe
that he has been involved in any wrong doing and that he would wish his
reappointment to the Ministry to be delayed until the matter has been
resolved. Senator Ron Boswell will remain as Parliamentary Secretary in
the portfolio.
The Honourable Peter Costello MP will remain as Treasurer. Senator Helen
Coonan will be appointed as Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer.
Senator the Honourable Ian Campbell will be appointed to the portfolio
as Parliamentary Secretary.
The Honourable Mark Vaile MP will remain as the Minister for Trade and
the Honourable Alexander Downer MP will remain as Minister for Foreign
Affairs. The foreign affairs portfolio will be augmented by the creation
of an Office of Trade Negotiations and the transfer of the overseas property
management function from the Department of Finance and Administration.
The Honourable Chris Gallus MP will be appointed Parliamentary Secretary
for Foreign Affairs.
I have reappointed Senator the Honourable Robert Hill as Leader of the
Government in the Senate and have appointed him as Minister for Defence.
He will be assisted by Mrs Danna Vale MP who will also become Minister
for Veterans'; Affairs. Mrs Fran Bailey MP will be appointed Parliamentary
Secretary for Defence. Emergency Management Australia will be transferred
to the Attorney-General';s portfolio.
I have reappointed Senator the Honourable Richard Alston as Deputy Leader
of the Government in the Senate. He will remain as Minister for Communications
and Information Technology. Senator the Honourable Rod Kemp will become
Minister for Arts and Sport. The portfolio will be augmented by the transfer
of the sports function, government information and the creation of a postal
industry ombudsman. Cultural heritage programmes will be transferred to
the Department of Environment and Heritage.
The Honourable Dr David Kemp MP will be appointed Minister for the Environment
and Heritage and remain as Vice President of the Executive Council. He
will be assisted by the Honourable Dr Sharman Stone MP who will remain
as Parliamentary Secretary in the portfolio.
The Honourable Tony Abbott MP will remain as Minister for Employment
and Workplace Relations and will be appointed Leader of the House and
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service. Mr Abbott';s
portfolio will gain responsibility for the Remuneration Tribunal and public
sector remuneration policy. The Office of Small Business will be transferred
to the new Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Resources.
The Honourable Mal Brough MP will remain as Minister for Employment Services.
Senator the Honourable Amanda Vanstone will be reappointed as Minister
for Family and Community Services. The portfolio will gain responsibility
for youth affairs and programmes in support of indigenous young people
that are currently within the education portfolio.
The Honourable Larry Anthony MP will be appointed as Minister for Children
and Youth Affairs. Mr Ross Cameron MP will be appointed as Parliamentary
Secretary in this portfolio.
Senator the Honourable Kay Patterson will be appointed Minister for Health
and Ageing. The change in the portfolio';s title reflects the Government';s
commitment in its third term to more thoroughly address challenges arising
from the ageing of Australia';s population. The portfolio will gain
the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service from the Department of Family
and Community Services. Mr Kevin Andrews MP will be appointed as the Minister
for Ageing and the Honourable Trish Worth MP will be appointed as Parliamentary
Secretary.
Senator the Honourable Nick Minchin will become Minister for Finance
and Administration and Senator the Honourable Eric Abetz will remain as
Special Minister of State. The Office of Asset Sales and Commercial Support
will be abolished and its functions absorbed by the Department. Responsibility
for service charters will be transferred to my portfolio and administrative
support for Royal Commissions will transferred to the Attorney-General';s
portfolio. The Honourable Peter Slipper MP will remain as Parliamentary
Secretary in the Finance and Administration portfolio.
The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson MP will be appointed as Minister for
Education, Science and Training. I have decided to transfer responsibility
for science policy and programmes (including CSIRO) to the education portfolio
to create better linkages between these sectors, particularly in light
of the substantial additional commitment of resources provided by the
Government in “Backing Australia';s Ability”.
The Honourable Peter McGauran MP will be appointed Minister for Science.
The Honourable Ian Macfarlane MP will become Minister for Industry, Tourism
and Resources. The inclusion of tourism in the title of the portfolio
is to more adequately reflect the growing importance of this sector in
the Australian economy. In view of the important linkages between tourism
and the small business sector I have decided to appoint a Minister for
Small Business and Tourism, the Honourable Joe Hockey MP. The Honourable
Warren Entsch MP will remain as Parliamentary Secretary in this portfolio.
The Honourable Daryl Williams AM QC MP will be reappointed as Attorney-General
and Senator the Honourable Chris Ellison as Minister for Justice and Customs.
I have decided that the Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Affairs will be absorbed within a new portfolio
of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs. The Honourable
Philip Ruddock MP will be the senior Minister in the portfolio and Mr
Gary Hardgrave MP will become Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural
Affairs. The Government will enhance its efforts to promote the concept
of citizenship as a unifying force in Australian society.
The Honourable Warren Truss MP will be reappointed as Minister for Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry. He will be assisted by Senator the Honourable
Ian Macdonald who will be Minister for Forestry and Conservation. Senator
the Honourable Judith Troeth will remain as Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Mr Jim Lloyd MP, the Member for Robertson, has been appointed as Chief
Government Whip. He will be assisted by Stewart MacArthur MP and Joanna
Gash MP as Government Whips.
Full Ministry List Available:
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Title
Minister
Other Chamber
Prime Minister
The Hon John Howard, MP
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
The Hon Jackie Kelly, MP
Parliamentary Secretary to Cabinet
Senator the Hon Bill Hefferman
Minister for Transport and Regional Services
(Deputy Prime Minister)
The Hon John Anderson, MP
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
Parliamentary Secretary
Senator the Hon Ron Boswell
Treasurer
The Hon Peter Costello, MP
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan
The Hon Peter Costello, MP
Parliamentary Secretary
Senator the Hon Ian Campbell
(Manager of Government Business in the Senate)
Minister for Trade
The Hon Mark Vaile, MP
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Alexander Downer, MP
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs)
The Hon Chris Gallus, MP
Minister for Defence
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
The Hon Danna Vale, MP
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
The Hon Danna Vale, MP
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence
The Hon Danna Vale, MP
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Fran Bailey, MP
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and
the Arts
Senator the Hon Richard Alston
The Hon Peter McGauran, MP
(Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate)
Minister for the Arts and Sport
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp
The Hon Peter McGauran, MP
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
The Hon Tony Abbott, MP
Senator the Hon Richard Alston
(Leader of the House)
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public
Service
Minister for Employment Services
The Hon Mal Brough, MP
Senator the Hon Richard Alston
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural
and Indigenous Affairs
The Hon Philip Ruddock, MP
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs
The Hon Gary Hardgrave, MP
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
The Hon Dr David Kemp, MP
Senator the Hon Robert Hill
(Vice-President of the Executive Council)
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Dr Sharman Stone, MP
Attorney-General
The Hon Daryl Williams, AM QC MP
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison
Minister for Justice and Customs
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison
The Hon Daryl Williams, AM QC MP
Minister for Finance and Administration
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
The Hon Peter Costello, MP
Special Minister of State
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz
The Hon Tony Abbott, MP
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Peter Slipper, MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Hon Warren Truss, MP
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
Minister for Forestry and Conservation
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald
The Hon Warren Truss, MP
Parliamentary Secretary
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth
Minister for Family and Community Services
Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone
The Hon Larry Anthony, MP
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status
of Women
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
The Hon Larry Anthony, MP
Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Ross Cameron, MP
Minister for Education, Science and Training
The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, MP
Senator the Hon Richard Alston
Minister for Science
The Hon Peter McGauran, MP
Senator the Hon Richard Alston
(Deputy Leader of the House)
Minister for Health and Ageing
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
The Hon Kevin Andrews, MP
Minister for Ageing
The Hon Kevin Andrews, MP
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Trish Worth, MP
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
The Hon Ian Macfarlane, MP
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Minister for Small Business and Tourism
The Hon Joe Hockey, MP
Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Parliamentary Secretary
The Hon Warren Entsch, 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 and the Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the title of each department reflects that
of the portfolio minister. There is also a Department of Veterans' Affairs
in the Defence portfolio.