| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 13 April 2006 |
Governor General | Michael JEFFERY, Major General (Retired) |
Prime Minister | John HOWARD |
Deputy Prime Minister | Mark VAILE |
Minister for Aging | Santo SANTORO |
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, & Forestry | Peter MCGAURAN |
Minister for the Arts & Sport | Rod KEMP |
Minister for Communications, Information Technology, & the Arts | Helen COONAN |
Minister for Defense | Brendan NELSON |
Minister for Education, Science, & Training | Julie BISHOP |
Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations | Kevin ANDREWS |
Minister for the Environment & Heritage | Ian CAMPBELL |
Minister for Families, Community Services, & Indigenous Affairs | Mal BROUGH |
Minister for Finance & Administration | Nicholas MINCHIN |
Minister for Fisheries, Forestry, & Conservation | Eric ABETZ |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Alexander DOWNER |
Minister for Health & Aging | Anthony ABBOT |
Minister for Human Services | Joe HOCKEY |
Minister for Immigration & Multicultural 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 | Peter DUTTON |
Minister for Small Business & Tourism | Fran BAILEY |
Minister for Trade | Mark VAILE |
Minister for Transport & Regional Services | Warren TRUSS |
Minister for Veterans' Affairs | Bruce BILLSON |
Minister for Vocational & Technical Education | Gary HARDGRAVE |
Minister for Workforce Participation | Sharman STONE |
Treasurer | Peter COSTELLO |
Special Minister of State | Gary NAIRN |
Attorney General | Philip RUDDOCK |
Chairman, Reserve Bank | Ian J. MACFARLANE |
Ambassador to the US | Dennis RICHARDSON |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Robert HILL |