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| − | '''John Winston Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]] | + | {{PM |
| − | + | |name=John Winston Howard | |
| − | + | |wife=Janette Howard | |
| + | |party=Liberal Party of Australia | ||
| + | |succ=Paul Keating | ||
| + | |dob=26 July | ||
| + | |yob=1939 | ||
| + | |birthplace=Earlwood, New South Wales | ||
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| + | '''John Winston Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]], and leader of the ''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''. He has been Prime Minister since 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]]. | ||
==Recent political controversies== | ==Recent political controversies== | ||
Revision as of 04:43, July 10, 2007
| John Winston Howard | |
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| Date of birth | 26 July 1939 |
| Wife | Janette Howard |
| Party | Liberal Party of Australia
Paul Keating |
John Winston Howard is the current Prime Minister of Australia, and 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.
Recent political controversies
The resignation of Santo Santoro as Minister of Ageing following his public admission to share trading in breach of Howard's Ministerial Code of Conduct has resulted in adverse publicity to Howard. The week prior to the resignation Howard had publicly supported the former Minister when he had admitted to one breach of the code. Santoro admitted a week later that he had committed a further 72 breaches which resulted in the withdrawal of support from the Prime Minister. Bob Quinn, the former leader of the opposition in the Queensland State Parliament is the current front-runner for the Senate seat vacated by the sudden resignation of Mr Santoro.
The prosecution of David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay continues to be a political issue for Howard.
The popularity of Howard has been at an all-time low since the opposition has been headed by Kevin Rudd although it seems as 2007 progresses this gap in the polls has lessened. A general election must be called before the end of 2007.
| Australian Prime Ministers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Barton (1901) Alfred Deakin (1903, 1905, and 1909) |
Stanley Bruce (1923) James Scullin (1929) |
Francis Forde (1945) Joseph Chifley (1945) |
Malcolm Fraser (1975) Robert Hawke (1983) |