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John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Bennelong from 1974 to 2007.
The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of ... John Howard (b. 1939) MP for Bennelong, NSW: 1996 (38th) 11 March 1996
In 2004, The Age asked fifteen historians and political commentators to rank Australia's eleven prime ministers from John Curtin onwards (i.e., since 1941). Eleven points were awarded to the prime minister each respondent judged to be the greatest, and so on down to one point for the worst prime minister; some respondents awarded half points.
Prime Minister(s) 1. Liberal Party of Australia: 18504 9 Tony Abbott, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser, Harold Holt, John Howard, William McMahon, Robert Menzies (1949–1966), Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull: 2. Australian Labor Party: 14560 [a] 13
The Howard government refers to the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal – National Coalition , which won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives at four successive elections.
The longest personal name held by an Australian prime minister was that of Earle Page whose four names – Earle Christmas Grafton Page – total 25 letters. The shortest baptismal names, each 10 letters long, were held by John Curtin and John McEwen. The following prime ministers have had facial hair.
The first Howard ministry (Liberal–National coalition) was the 60th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 25th prime minister , John Howard . The first Howard ministry succeeded the second Keating ministry , which dissolved on 11 March 1996 following the federal election that took place on 2 March 1996, which ...
Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography is an autobiography of John Howard, the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, who served between 1996 and 2007.Howard was leader of the Liberal Party of Australia between 1985 and 1989, and again between 1995 and 2007.