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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]].
'''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]].
John Howard married Janette Parker in 1971, and they have a daughter and two sons.
== 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 ministerial benches, including roles as Treasurer and Opposition Leader.
During his term as Prime Minister, he has tightened [[gun control|controls on firearms]], began privatisation of the national communications provider, [[Telstra]], introduced a 10% [[Goods and services tax]] to replace various other taxes, and brought in new labour laws allowing for employee contracts meeting certain minimum standards. Although opposed to the idea, he also introduced a [[referendum]] on Australia becoming a [[republic]], which was defeated.
Howard has been very supportive of the war in [[Iraq]], and Australia has been a steadfast supporter of the [[coalition of the willing]], although this has also brought much opposition against him.
==Recent political controversies==
==Recent political controversies==
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.
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.
== Sources ==
* National Museum of Australia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/john_howard/ John Howard]
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