Second Howard ministry

Second Howard ministry
61st Ministry of Australia
John Howard Tim Fischer
Date formed	21 October 1998
Date dissolved	26 November 2001
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir William Deane Peter Hollingworth
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy Prime Minister	Tim Fischer John Anderson
No. of ministers	34 (plus 13 Parliamentary Secretaries)
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Majority government 80 / 148
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Kim Beazley
History
Election(s)	3 October 1998
Outgoing election	10 November 2001
Legislature term(s)	39th
Predecessor	First Howard ministry
Successor	Third Howard ministry

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Early life Member for Bennelong (1974–2007) Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs Minister for Special Trade Negotiations Treasurer of Australia Early 1980s recession 1983 Liberal Party leadership election 1985 Liberal Party leadership spill Joh for Canberra debacle 1987 Liberal Party leadership spill One Australia 1989 Liberal Party leadership spill Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations 1993 Liberal Party leadership spill 1995 Liberal Party leadership spill Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1996–2007) Gun control Workplace Relations Act 1996 1996 Parliament House riot Wik Peoples v Queensland Waterfront dispute Native Title Amendment Act 1998 Work for the Dole scheme 1998 Australian Constitutional Convention Republic referendum Australian intervention in East Timor GST and taxation Tampa affair The Pacific Solution Australian involvement in the War in Afghanistan Australian involvement in the Iraq War Marriage Amendment Act 2004 WorkChoices Northern Territory intervention Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Third Ministry Fourth Ministry Elections 1987 1996 1998 2001 2004 2007 Lazarus Rising
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The second Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 61st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister, John Howard. The second Howard ministry succeeded the first Howard ministry, which dissolved on 21 October 1998 following the federal election that took place on 3 October. The ministry was replaced by the third Howard ministry on 10 November 2001 following the 2001 federal election.^[1]