Prime Minister -
Anglican
The Hon John
Howard MP
Minister for Transport
and Regional Services - Catholic
(Deputy Prime Minister)
The Hon Mark Vaile
MP
Treasurer - Anglican
The Hon Peter
Costello MP
Minister for Foreign
Affairs - Anglican
The Hon Alexander
Downer MP
Minister for Trade
The Hon Warren
Truss MP
Minister for Finance and
Administration - Anglican
(Leader of the Government in the Senate)
(Vice-President of the Executive Council)
Senator the
Hon Nick Minchin
Minister for Health and
Ageing - Catholic
(Leader of the House)
The Hon Tony
Abbott MP
Attorney-General -
Anglican
The Hon Philip
Ruddock MP
Minister for
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts - Catholic
(Deputy Leader of the Government in the
Senate)
Senator the
Hon Helen Coonan
Minister for Defence -
Catholic
The Hon Dr
Brendan Nelson MP
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
The Hon Ian
Macfarlane MP
Minister for Immigration
and Citizenship - Catholic
The Hon Kevin
Andrews MP
Minister for Human
Services
Senator the Hon Ian Campbell - Resigned Saturday March 3, 2007
Senator
the Hon Christopher Ellison - became new minister
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry - Catholic
(Deputy Leader of the House)
The Hon Peter
McGauran MP
Minister for Families,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs
The Hon Mal Brough
MP
Minister for Education,
Science and Training
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues
The Hon Julie
Bishop MP
Minister for Employment
and Workplace Relations - Catholic
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
The Hon Joe Hockey
MP
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources - Catholic
The Hon
Malcolm Turnbull MP
** End of List
With thanks to Christopher Pearson, Weekend Australian February 3, 2007, for documenting the number of Catholics and fairly observant Anglicans in the new ministerial line-up.