Cabinet of Australia

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The Cabinet of Australia (whose members also serve in the Executive Council of Australia) is the council of senior ministers, responsible to parliament. The Cabinet is appointed by the Prime Minister and serve at his pleasure, although officially the Governor General controls their appointments. The Cabinet meets once a week to discuss vital issues. Outside of the cabinet there are a number of junior ministers, responsible for a specific policy area and reporting directly to a senior minister.

Present Australian Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Party
Prime Minister of Australia	John Howard	Lib.
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia	John Anderson	Nat.
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Warren Truss	Nat.
Attorney General of Australia	Philip Ruddock	Lib.
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	Senator Helen Coonan	Lib.
Minister for Defence & Government Senate Leader	Senator Robert Hill	Lib.
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	Kevin Andrews	Lib.
Minister for Education, Science and Training	Dr. Brendan Nelson	Lib.
Minister for Family and Community Services	Senator Kay Patterson	Lib.
Minister for Finance and Administration & Government Deputy Senate Leader	Senator Nick Minchin	Lib.
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Alexander Downer	Lib.
Minister for Health and Ageing & Leader of the House	Tony Abbott	Lib.
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs	Senator Amanda Vanstone	Lib.
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources	Ian Macfarlane	Lib.
Minister for Trade	Mark Vaile	Nat.
Minister for Transport and Regional Services	John Anderson	Nat.
Treasurer of Australia	Peter Costello	Lib.

Categories: Government of Australia