The Fourth Howard Ministry (Liberal–National Coalition) was the 64th ministry of the Government of Australia, and was led by Prime Minister John Howard. It succeeded the Third Howard Ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General Major-General Michael Jeffery on 22 October 2004 after the 2004 election, and was replaced by the Rudd Ministry led by Kevin Rudd on 3 December 2007 following the government's defeat at the 2007 election.
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