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John Winston Howard

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John Winston Howard 1939-, Australian political leader and prime minister (1996-), b. Sydney. A graduate of Sydney Univ., a conservative lawyer, and a member of the Liberal party, he was elected to parliament in 1974 and served as minister for business and consumer affairs (1975-77) and treasurer (1977-83) in the government of Malcolm Fraser . As head of the party (1985-89; 1995-), he has been an advocate of economic deregulation, smaller government, and other free-market reforms. He became prime minister in 1996, leading a Liberal-National party coalition and promising sweeping economic ... Read more

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Howard, John Winston (1939– ) Australian statesman, prime minister (1996– ). Howard was elected to the House of Representatives...was appointed Leader of the Opposition. Howard led the Liberal-National coalition to... Read more

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