Second Howard ministry

See also: Howard government

Second Howard ministry
File:Flag of Australia.svg 61st Ministry of Australia
photograph of Howard John Howard photograph of Fischer Tim Fischer
Date formed	21 October 1998
Date dissolved	26 November 2001
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir William Deane Peter Hollingworth
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy Prime Minister	Tim Fischer John Anderson
No. of ministers	34 (plus 13 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Kim Beazley
History
Election	3 October 1998
Outgoing election	10 November 2001
Legislature term	39th
Predecessor	First Howard ministry
Successor	Third Howard ministry

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.

Cabinet

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Liberal	John Howard (1939-) MP for Bennelong (1974-2007)	File:Howard John BANNER.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party
	Nationals	Tim Fischer (1946–2019) MP for Farrer (1984–2001)	File:Tim Fischer.jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (to 20 July 1999) Leader of the National Party (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Trade (to 20 July 1999)
	Liberal	Peter Costello (1957-) MP for Higgins (1990-2009)	File:Peter Costello.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer
	Nationals	John Anderson (1956–) MP for Gwydir (1989–2007)	File:John Anderson at Newstead (cropped).jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (from 20 July 1999) Leader of the National Party (from 20 July 1999) Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Transport and Regional Services
	Liberal	Robert Hill (1946–) Senator for South Australia (1981–2006)	File:Robert Hill (1).jpg	Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister for the Environment and Heritage
	Liberal	Richard Alston (1941–) Senator for Victoria (1986–2004)	File:Richard Alston.jpg	Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
	Liberal	Peter Reith (1950–2022) MP for Flinders (1984–2001)	File:Peter Reith cropped b.jpg	Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2001) Leader of the House
	Liberal	Jocelyn Newman (1937–2018) Senator for Tasmania (1986–2002)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Family and Community Services (to 30 January 2001) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (to 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Alexander Downer (1951–) MP for Mayo (1984–2008)	File:Alexander Downer 1990s.jpg	Minister for Foreign Affairs
	Liberal	John Moore (1936–2025) MP for Ryan (1975–2001)	File:John Moore 1999.jpg	Minister for Defence (to 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Michael Wooldridge (1956–) MP for Casey (1998–2001)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Health and Aged Care
	Liberal	John Fahey (1945–2020) MP for Macarthur (1996–2001)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Finance and Administration
	Liberal	David Kemp (1941–) MP for Goldstein (1990–2004)	File:Kemp photo 2023 2 b.jpg	Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
	Liberal	Daryl Williams QC (1942–) MP for Tangney (1993–2004)	File:No image.svg	Attorney-General
	Nationals	Mark Vaile (1956–) MP for Lyne (1993–2008)	File:Mark Vaile (TM).jpg	Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 1 July 1999) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Trade (from 20 July 1999)
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock (1943–) MP for Berowra (1993–2016)	File:Philip Ruddock.jpg	Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Nick Minchin (1953–) Senator for South Australia (1993–2011)	File:Nicholas Hugh Minchin.jpg	Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
	Nationals	Warren Truss (1948–) MP for Wide Bay (1990–2016) (in Cabinet from 20 July 1999)	File:Warren Truss DPM.jpg	Minister for Community Services (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (from 20 July 1999)
	Liberal	Amanda Vanstone (1952–) Senator for South Australia (1984–2007) (in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)	File:Amanda Vanstone.jpg	Minister for Justice and Customs (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Family and Community Services (from 30 January 2001) Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Tony Abbott (1957–) MP for Warringah (1994–2019) (in Cabinet from 30 January 2001)	File:Tony Abbott.jpg	Minister for Employment Services (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 30 January 2001)

Outer ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop (1942–) MP for Mackellar (1994–2016)	File:B K Bishop.jpg	Minister for Aged Care
	Nationals	Bruce Scott (1943–) MP for Maranoa (1990–2016)	File:Bruce Scott.jpg	Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister assisting the Minister for Defence
	Liberal	John Herron (1932–2019) Senator for Queensland (1990–2002)	File:John Herron, AO (1).jpg	Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (to 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Rod Kemp (1944–) Senator for Victoria (1990–2008)	File:Senator Kemp b.jpg	Assistant Treasurer
	Liberal	Chris Ellison (1954–) Senator for Western Australia (1993–2009)	File:Chris Ellison.jpg	Special Minister of State (to 30 January 2001) Minister for Justice and Customs (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Joe Hockey (1965–) MP for North Sydney (1996–2015)	File:Joe Hockey MP.jpg	Minister for Financial Services and Regulation
	Liberal	Jackie Kelly (1964–) MP for Lindsay (1996–2007)	File:No image.svg	Minister for Sport and Tourism Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games
	Liberal	Ian Macdonald (1945–) Senator for Queensland (1990–2019)	File:Ian Douglas Macdonald.jpg	Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
	Nationals	Peter McGauran (1955–) MP for Gippsland (1983–2008)	File:No image.svg	Minister for the Arts and the Centenary of Federation
	Liberal	Wilson Tuckey (1935–) MP for O'Connor (1980–2010)	File:Wilson Tuckey official portrait.jpg	Minister for Forestry and Conservation Minister assisting the Prime Minister
	Nationals	Larry Anthony (1961–) MP for Richmond (1996–2004) (in ministry from 20 July 1999)		Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade (to 20 July 1999) Minister for Community Services (from 20 July 1999)
	Liberal	Eric Abetz (1958–) Senator for Tasmania (1994–) (in ministry from 30 January 2001)	File:Eric Abetz.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (to 30 January 2001) Special Minister of State (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Ian Macfarlane (1955–) MP for Groom (1998–2016) (in ministry from 30 January 2001)	File:Ian Macfarlane.JPG	Minister for Small Business (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Mal Brough (1961–) MP for Longman (1996–2007) (in ministry from 14 February 2001)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (from 16 February 2000 to 30 January 2001) Minister for Employment Services (from 14 February 2001)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Liberal	Ian Campbell (1959–) Senator for Western Australia (1990–2007)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Manager of Government Business in the Senate
	Country Liberal	Grant Tambling (1943–2025) Senator for Northern Territory (1987–2001)	File:Grant Tambling.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care
	Liberal	Trish Worth (1946–) MP for Adelaide (1993–2004)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
	Liberal	Kathy Sullivan (1942–) MP for Moncrieff (1984–2001)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (to 16 February 2000)
	Liberal	Judith Troeth (1940–) Senator for Victoria (1993–2011)	File:Judith Troeth.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
	Liberal	Warren Entsch (1950–) MP for Leichhardt (1996–2007)	File:Warren Entsch MP 2012.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
	Liberal	Bill Heffernan (1943–) Senator for New South Wales (1996–2016)	File:William Daniel Heffernan.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet
	Liberal	Kay Patterson (1944–) Senator for Victoria (1987–2008)	File:Senator Kay Patterson.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 16 February 2000)
	Liberal	Peter Slipper (1950–) MP for Fisher (1993–2013)	File:Peter Slipper.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration
	Liberal	Sharman Stone (1951–) MP for Murray (1996–2016)	File:Sharman Stone.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
	Nationals	Ron Boswell (1940–) Senator for Queensland (1983–2014)	File:Ronald Leslie Doyle Boswell.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services (from 20 July 1999)
	Liberal	Brendan Nelson (1958–) MP for Bradfield (1996–2009)	File:Brendan John Nelson.jpg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence (from 30 January 2001)
	Liberal	Chris Gallus (1943–) MP for Hindmarsh (1993–2004)	File:No image.svg	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (from 30 January 2001)

See also

• First Howard ministry
• Third Howard ministry
• Fourth Howard ministry