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John Howard

Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007 · Australia · Politicians · Born 1939 · age 87

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Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister, who held power for eleven years until 2007 when voters ended his run by doing something rare in Westminster systems: they turfed him out of his own seat.

A life in dates

2011Order of MeritAward2010“Uniquely, Australia is a product of Western civilisation, closely allied to the United States, but located cheek by jowl with the nations of Asia.”In their wordsLazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography (2010)

“Australia wins respect in the world when we display who we are and not what self-appointed cultural dieticians would want us to become.”In their wordsLazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography (2010)

2009Presidential Medal of FreedomAward2008Companion of the Order of AustraliaAwardIrving Kristol AwardAward2006“I accept that climate change is a challenge, I accept the broad theory about global warming. I am sceptical about a lot of the more gloomy predictions.”In their words28 August 2006Interview with Four Corners, ABC TV (28 August 2006)

“In the end, young people are at risk of being disinherited from their community if that community lacks the courage and confidence to teach its history.”In their words25 January 20062006 Australia Day Address (25 January 2006)

“I have never been persuaded by those who claim that the road to good government is via taking more and more decisions out of the hands of the people’s elected representatives.”In their words25 January 20062006 Australia Day Address (25 January 2006)

2005“I accept that in a free society you have to justify reductions in people's liberties.”In their words5 August 2005Terrorism Summit (Friday, 5 August 2005)

2001Centenary MedalAward1939Born26 July 1939

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  1. Uniquely, Australia is a product of Western civilisation, closely allied to the United States, but located cheek by jowl with the nations of Asia.

    2010, Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography (2010), Own words

  2. I brought a philosophical road map to government. It was bitterly opposed by some but, for a long time, supported by more. Both supporters and critics knew what I stood for.

    2010, Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography (2010), Own words

  3. Australia wins respect in the world when we display who we are and not what self-appointed cultural dieticians would want us to become.

    2010, Lazarus Rising: A Personal and Political Autobiography (2010), Own words

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Order of Merit2011
Presidential Medal of Freedom2009
Companion of the Order of Australia2008
Irving Kristol Award2008
Centenary Medal2001
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
James Joyce Awards
Australian National Living Treasure

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Born in Sydney in 1939, Howard studied law and worked as a commercial lawyer before entering parliament for Bennelong in 1974. He rose to treasurer by 1977, lost it with Fraser's government in 1983, then led the Liberal Party from 1985 until a loss to Hawke in 1987 cost him the job. Re-elected leader in 1995, he swept to a landslide in 1996 and introduced gun reforms after Port Arthur, then a value-added tax that broke a campaign promise. His government nearly lost in 1998, trailed in 2001 polls until September 11 and a hardline turn on asylum seekers reversed his fortunes, and he won again in 2004. By 2007, the WorkChoices industrial laws had soured the public, Labor's Kevin Rudd won, and Howard became only the second prime minister to lose his own seat - Bennelong went to Maxine McKew, and he retired.

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Born 1939 · age 87

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