Federal Ministers vs Shadow Ministers

Federal Ministers vs Shadow Ministers (2004)

A more up-to-date (2007) listing of Federal Ministers and Shadow Ministers is available here.

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While Federal elections campaigns tend to focus on the respective party leaders, senior Ministers and Shadow Ministers will play an important role in the formation of the Government's and Opposition's policy agenda.

Here we have provided a listing of the key Government Ministers and Labor Shadow Ministers who will shape the political and policy debate for the remainder of the year.

2004 Key Ministers and Shadow Ministers
Portfolio	Government Minister	Shadow Minister
Prime Minister	The Hon John Howard	Mark Latham
Transport and Regional Services	The Hon John Anderson (Deputy Prime Minister)	Martin Ferguson
Treasurer	The Hon Peter Costello	The Hon Simon Crean
Trade	The Hon Mark Vaile	Stephen Conroy
Foreign Affairs	The Hon Alexander Downer	Kevin Rudd
Defence	The Hon Robert Hill	Chris Evans Robert McClelland
Finance and Administration	The Hon Nick Minchin	The Hon Bob McMullan
Health and Ageing	The Hon Tony Abbott	Julia Gillard
Attorney-General	The Hon Philip Ruddock	Nicola Roxon
Environment and Heritage	The Hon Dr David Kemp	Kelvin Thompson
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts	The Hon Daryl Williams	Lindsay Tanner Kate Lundy
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	The Hon Warren Truss	Gavan O'Connor
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs	The Hon Amanda Vanstone	Stephen Smith Kerry O'Brien
Education, Science and Training	The Hon Dr Brendan Nelson	Jenny Macklin (Deputy Leader of the Opposition)
Family and Community Services	The Hon Kay Patterson	Wayne Swan
Industry, Tourism and Resources	The Hon Ian Macfarlane	Kerry O'Brien
Employment and Workplace Relations	The Hon Kevin Andrews	Craig Emerson