'''John Winston Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]]. He is the leader of the ''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''. He has been Prime Minister since the Liberal Party won a majority in the House of Representatives at the general election in 1996, succeeding [[Paul Keating]].
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'''John Winston Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]]. He is the leader of the ''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''. He has been Prime Minister since the Liberal Party won a majority in the House of Representatives at the general election in 1996 (in coalition with the smaller National Party), succeeding [[Paul Keating]].