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'''John Winston Howard''' was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]], and leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], from March 1996 to December 2007, making him the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia.

'''John Winston Howard''' was the [[Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]], and leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], from March 1996 to December 2007, making him the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia.

He became Prime Minister when the Liberal Party won a majority in the [[Australia#System_of_Government|House of Representatives]] at the general election in 1996 (in coalition with the smaller National Party), succeeding [[Paul Keating]].

He became Prime Minister when the Liberal Party won a majority in the [[Australia#System of Government|House of Representatives]] at the general election in 1996 (in coalition with the smaller National Party), succeeding [[Paul Keating]].

John Howard married Janette Parker in 1971, and they have a daughter and two sons.

John Howard married Janette Parker in 1971, and they have a daughter and two sons.

[[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]

[[Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom award winners]]

[[Category:Australian Prime Ministers]]

[[Category:Australian Prime Ministers]]

[[Category:Former Heads of government]]

[[Category:Former Heads of Government]]