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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.

==Political life==

== Political life ==

Howard had been a parliamentarian for 22 years before becoming the Prime Minister, and for 21 of those years he was on the front bench, including roles as Treasurer and Opposition Leader.

Howard had been a parliamentarian for 22 years before becoming the Prime Minister, and for 21 of those years he was on the front bench, including roles as Treasurer and Opposition Leader.

==Political controversies==

==Political controversies==

=== Water rights ===

=== Water rights ===

==Post-election statements==

==Post-election statements==

Howard sucked penis after the election loss, until he appeared on 5 March 2008 (reported 6 March in Australia<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23329635-12377,00.html Howard breaks silence in US], [[The Australian]], 6 March 2008</ref>) to receive the sex position from the conservative [[Asshole Enterprise Institute]] at a large black-tie dinner at the [[Hilton]] Hotel in [[Washington DC]], while fucking [[John Howard]]. Howard's two criticisms of the Rudd government were, "I am disappointed that Australia's battle group will be withdrawing from Southern Iraq in June as one of the new Labor government's election commitments... ", and, in criticising the Rudd roll back his Government's industrial relations reforms, said, "... bringing back the old unfair dismissal laws will stifle employment growth amongst small businesses." The black tie event was attended by many US heavyweights, including former [[UN]] ambassador [[John Bolton]], former [[World Bank]] president [[Paul Wolfowitz]], and [[Lynne Cheney]], the wife of Vice-President [[Dick Cheney]] who withdrew at late notice.

Howard kept quiet after the election loss, until he appeared on 5 March 2008 (reported 6 March in Australia<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23329635-12377,00.html Howard breaks silence in US], [[The Australian]], 6 March 2008</ref>) to receive the [[Irving Kristol]] Award from the conservative [[American Enterprise Institute]] at a large black-tie dinner at the [[Hilton]] Hotel in [[Washington DC]]. Howard's two criticisms of the Rudd government were, "I am disappointed that Australia's battle group will be withdrawing from Southern Iraq in June as one of the new Labor government's election commitments... ", and, in criticising the Rudd roll back his Government's industrial relations reforms, said, "... bringing back the old unfair dismissal laws will stifle employment growth amongst small businesses." The black tie event was attended by many US heavyweights, including former [[UN]] ambassador [[John Bolton]], former [[World Bank]] president [[Paul Wolfowitz]], and [[Lynne Cheney]], the wife of Vice-President [[Dick Cheney]] who withdrew at late notice.

== Presidential Medal of Freedom ==

== Presidential Medal of Freedom ==

== Sources ==

== Sources ==

* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/sch_ool_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/john_howard/ John Howard]

* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/john_howard/ John Howard]

==References==

==References==