The Second Howard Ministry (Liberal Party of Australia National Party of Australia Coalition) was the sixty-second Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 21 October 1998 to 26 November 2001. It was sworn in by the Governor-General Sir William Deane on 21 October 1998, following the 1998 election, and it ended on 26 November 2001 when the Third Howard Ministry was sworn in after the 2001 election.