| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 2 March 2005 |
Governor General | Michael JEFFERY, Major General (Retired) |
Prime Minister | John HOWARD |
Deputy Prime Minister | John ANDERSON |
Minister for Aging | Julie BISHOP |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, & Forestry | Warren TRUSS |
Minister for the Arts & Sport | Rod KEMP |
Minister for Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs | Peter MCGAURAN |
Minister for Communications, Information Technology, & the Arts | Helen COONAN |
Minister for Defense | Robert M. HILL |
Minister for Education, Science, & Training | Brendan NELSON |
Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations | Kevin ANDREWS |
Minister for the Environment & Heritage | Ian CAMPBELL |
Minister for Family & Community Services | Kay PATTERSON |
Minister for Finance & Administration | Nicholas "Nick" MINCHIN |
Minister for Fisheries, Forestry, & Conservation | Ian MCDONALD |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Alexander DOWNER |
Minister for Health & Aging | Anthony "Tony" ABBOT |
Minister for Human Resources | Joe HOCKEY |
Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs | Amanda VANSTONE |
Minister for Industry, Tourism, & Resources | Ian E. MACFARLANE |
Minister for Justice & Customs | Christopher ELLISON |
Minister of Local Government, Territories, & Roads | Jim LLOYD |
Minister for Revenue | Mal BROUGH |
Minister for Small Business & Tourism | Fran BAILEY |
Minister for Trade | Mark VAILE |
Minister for Transport & Regional Services | John ANDERSON |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs | De-Anne KELLY |
Minister for Vocational & Technical Education | Gary HARDGRAVE |
Minister for Workforce Participation | Peter DUTTON |
Treasurer | Peter COSTELLO |
Special Minister of State | Eric ABETZ |
Attorney General | Philip RUDDOCK |
Chairman, Reserve Bank | Ian J. MACFARLANE |
Ambassador to the US | Michael THAWLEY |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | John DAUTH |