John Howard

Politician

1939 –

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Who is John Howard?

John Winston Howard, OM AC SSI, is an Australian politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He is the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies.

Howard was a member of the House of Representatives from 1974 to 2007, representing the Division of Bennelong, New South Wales. He served as Treasurer in the Fraser government from 1977 to 1983. He was Leader of the Liberal Party and Coalition Opposition from 1985 to 1989, which included the 1987 federal election against Bob Hawke. He was re-elected as Leader of the Opposition in 1995.

Howard led the Liberal-National coalition to victory at the 1996 federal election, defeating Paul Keating's Labor government and ending a record 13 years of Coalition opposition. The Howard Government was re-elected at the 1998, 2001 and 2004 elections, presiding over a period of strong economic growth and prosperity. Major issues for the Howard Government included taxation, industrial relations, immigration, the Iraq war, and Aboriginal relations. Howard's coalition government was defeated at the 2007 election by the Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd. Howard also lost his own parliamentary seat at the election; he was the second Australian Prime Minister, after Stanley Bruce in 1929, to do so.

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Born
Jul 26, 1939
Earlwood
Also known as
  • John Winston Howard
  • The Hon. John Winston Howard
  • J. W. Howard
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Sydney
    (1957 - 1961)
  • Canterbury Boys' High School
    (1952 - 1956)
  • Earlwood Primary School
Lived in
  • Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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