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Tabular Data - Political Leaders of Australia

Position Held:	By Individual:
Governor General	Jeffery Michael, Maj. Gen. (Ret.)
Prime Minister	Howard, John
Dep. Prime Min.	Anderson, John
Min. for Aging	Biship, Julie
Min. for Agriculture, Fisheries, & Forestry	Truss, Warren
Min. for the Arts & Sport	Kemp, Rod
Min. for Children & Youth Affairs	Anthony, Larry
Min. for Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs	Hardrave, Gary
Min. for Communications, Information Technology, & the Arts	Coonan, Helen
Min. for Community Services	Anthony, Larry
Min. for Defense	Hill, Robert M.
Min. for Education, Science, & Training	Nelson, Brendan
Min. for Employment & Workplace Relations	Andrews, Kevin
Min. for Employment Services	Bailey, Fran
Min. for the Environment & Heritage	Campbell, Ian
Min. for Family & Community Services	Patterson, Kay
Min. for Finance & Administration	Minchin, Nick
Min. for Foreign Affairs	Downer, Alexander
Min. for Forestry & Conservation	McDonald, Ian
Min. for Health & Aging	Abbot, Anthony (Tony)
Min. for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs	Vanstone, Amanda
Min. for Industry, Tourism, & Resources	MacFarlane, Ian E.
Min. for Justice & Customs	Ellison, Christopher
Min. of Local Government, Territories, & Roads	Lloyd, Jim
Min. for Revenue	Brough, Mal
Min. for Science	McGauran, Peter
Min. for Small Business & Tourism	Hockey, Joe
Min. for Trade	Vaile, Mark
Min. for Transport & Regional Services	Anderson, John
Min. for Veterans' Affairs	Vale, Danna
Treasurer	Costello, Peter
Asst. Treasurer	Brough, Mal
Special Min. of State	Abetz, Eric
Attorney General	Ruddock, Philip
Chmn., Reserve Bank	Macfarlane, Ian J.
Ambassador to the US	Thawley, Michael
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Dauth, John
Chiefs of State listings last updated October 28, 2004