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second Howard ministry

{{Short description|61st ministry of government of Australia}}

{{see also|Howard government}}

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{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Second Howard ministry

| cabinet_type = Ministry

| cabinet_number = 61st

| jurisdiction = Australia

| flag = Flag of Australia.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = {{multiple image |align=center |border=infobox |caption_align=center |image_style=border:0; |total_width=300

| image1 = Howard John BANNER.jpg | alt1 = photograph of Howard

| caption1 = {{larger|John Howard}}

| image2 = Tim Fischer.jpg | alt2 = photograph of Fischer

| caption2 = {{larger|Tim Fischer}}

}}

| date_formed = 21 October 1998

| date_dissolved = 26 November 2001

| government_head = John Howard

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head = Tim Fischer
John Anderson

| state_head = Elizabeth II

| governor_general = Sir William Deane
Peter Hollingworth

| members_number = 34 (plus 13 Parliamentary Secretaries)

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party = Liberal–National coalition

| legislature_status = Majority government
{{Composition bar|80|148|{{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}}}

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Labor

| opposition_leader = Kim Beazley

| election = 3 October 1998

| last_election = 10 November 2001

| legislature_term = 39th

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| predecessor = First Howard ministry

| successor = Third Howard ministry

| state_head_title = Monarch

| government_head_title = Prime Minister

| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Prime Minister

}}

{{John Howard sidebar}}

The second Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 61st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The second Howard ministry succeeded the first Howard ministry, which dissolved on 21 October 1998 following the federal election that took place on 3 October. The ministry was replaced by the third Howard ministry on 10 November 2001 following the 2001 federal election.{{cite web

| title = Ministries and Cabinets

| work =Parliamentary Handbook

| publisher =Parliament of Australia

| url =http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2011-10-13%2F0075%22

| access-date =3 February 2012 }}

Cabinet

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!colspan="2"|Party

!Minister

!Portrait

!Portfolio

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon John Howard
{{small|(1939-)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Bennelong
{{small|(1974-2007)}}

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Tim Fischer
{{small|(1946–2019)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Farrer
{{small|(1984–2001)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Peter Costello
{{small|(1957-)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Higgins
{{small|(1990-2009)}}

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon John Anderson
{{small|(1956–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Gwydir
{{small|(1989–2007)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Robert Hill
{{small|(1946–)}}

Senator for South Australia
{{small|(1981–2006)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Richard Alston
{{small|(1941–)}}

Senator for Victoria
{{small|(1986–2004)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Peter Reith
{{small|(1950–2022)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Flinders
{{small|(1984–2001)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Jocelyn Newman
{{small|(1937–2018)}}

Senator for Tasmania
{{small|(1986–2002)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Alexander Downer
{{small|(1951–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Mayo
{{small|(1984–2008)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon John Moore
{{small|(1936–2025)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Ryan
{{small|(1975–2001)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge
{{small|(1956–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Casey
{{small|(1998–2001)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon John Fahey
{{small|(1945–2020)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Macarthur
{{small|(1996–2001)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dr David Kemp
{{small|(1941–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Goldstein
{{small|(1990–2004)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Daryl Williams {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}}
{{small|(1942–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Tangney
{{small|(1993–2004)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Mark Vaile
{{small|(1956–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Lyne
{{small|(1993–2008)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Philip Ruddock
{{small|(1943–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Berowra
{{small|(1993–2016)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Nick Minchin
{{small|(1953–)}}

Senator for South Australia
{{small|(1993–2011)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Warren Truss
{{small|(1948–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Wide Bay
{{small|(1990–2016)}}

(in Cabinet from 20 July 1999)

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Amanda Vanstone
{{small|(1952–)}}

Senator for South Australia
{{small|(1984–2007)}}

(in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Tony Abbott
{{small|(1957–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Warringah
{{small|(1994–2019)}}

(in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)

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Outer ministry

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!colspan="2"|Party

!Minister

!Portrait

!Portfolio

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Bronwyn Bishop
{{small|(1942–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Mackellar
{{small|(1994–2016)}}

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Bruce Scott
{{small|(1943–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Maranoa
{{small|(1990–2016)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon John Herron
{{small|(1932–2019)}}

Senator for Queensland
{{small|(1990–2002)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Rod Kemp
{{small|(1944–)}}

Senator for Victoria
{{small|(1990–2008)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Chris Ellison
{{small|(1954–)}}

Senator for Western Australia
{{small|(1993–2009)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Joe Hockey
{{small|(1965–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for North Sydney
{{small|(1996–2015)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Jackie Kelly
{{small|(1964–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Lindsay
{{small|(1996–2007)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Ian Macdonald
{{small|(1945–)}}

Senator for Queensland
{{small|(1990–2019)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Peter McGauran
{{small|(1955–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Gippsland
{{small|(1983–2008)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Wilson Tuckey
{{small|(1935–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for O'Connor
{{small|(1980–2010)}}

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Larry Anthony
{{small|(1961–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Richmond
{{small|(1996–2004)}}

(in ministry from 20 July 1999)

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Eric Abetz
{{small|(1958–)}}

Senator for Tasmania
{{small|(1994–)}}

(in ministry from 30 January 2001)

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Ian Macfarlane
{{small|(1955–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Groom
{{small|(1998–2016)}}

(in ministry from 30 January 2001)

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Mal Brough
{{small|(1961–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Longman
{{small|(1996–2007)}}

(in ministry from 14 February 2001)

| 100px

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Parliamentary Secretaries

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!colspan="2"|Party

!Minister

!Portrait

!Portfolio

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Ian Campbell
{{small|(1959–)}}

Senator for Western Australia
{{small|(1990–2007)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|clp}}|Country Liberal

| Grant Tambling
{{small|(1943–2025)}}

Senator for Northern Territory
{{small|(1987–2001)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Trish Worth
{{small|(1946–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Adelaide
{{small|(1993–2004)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Kathy Sullivan
{{small|(1942–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Moncrieff
{{small|(1984–2001)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Judith Troeth
{{small|(1940–)}}

Senator for Victoria
{{small|(1993–2011)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Warren Entsch
{{small|(1950–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Leichhardt
{{small|(1996–2007)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Bill Heffernan
{{small|(1943–)}}

Senator for New South Wales
{{small|(1996–2016)}}

| 100px

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  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet
{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Kay Patterson
{{small|(1944–)}}

Senator for Victoria
{{small|(1987–2008)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Peter Slipper
{{small|(1950–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Fisher
{{small|(1993–2013)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dr Sharman Stone
{{small|(1951–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Murray
{{small|(1996–2016)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|nationals}}|Nationals

| Hon Ron Boswell
{{small|(1940–)}}

Senator for Queensland
{{small|(1983–2014)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dr Brendan Nelson
{{small|(1958–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Bradfield
{{small|(1996–2009)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Chris Gallus
{{small|(1943–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Hindmarsh
{{small|(1993–2004)}}

| 100px

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See also

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Category:Ministries of Elizabeth II

Howard, 2

Category:1990s in Australia

Category:1998 establishments in Australia

Category:2001 disestablishments in Australia

Category:Cabinets established in 1998

Category:Cabinets disestablished in 2001

Category:Howard government