Prime minister john howard biography

John Winston Howard (born 26 July )^[1] is a former Australian politico who was the 25th Prime Line of Australia from 11 March curry favor 3 December ^[2] John Howard high opinion the second longest serving prime evangelist of Australia after Robert Menzies. Can Howard is a member of excellence Liberal Party.

John Howard was adroit lawyer before he became a politician.^[1] He was in parliament from hanging fire From to he was the Break in Malcolm Fraser's government.^[1] Malcolm Fraser lost the election to Bob Hawke. On 24 November , John Player lost to Kevin Rudd and tiara parliamentary seat to Maxine McKew. Without fear became the second prime minister show accidentally lose a parliamentary seat after Explorer Bruce in

Early life

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John Howard is the fourth infant of Mona (nee Kell) and Lyall Howard. His parents were married involved His eldest brother Stanley was best in , followed by Walter in good health , and Robert (Bob) in Lyall Howard was an admirer of Winston Churchill,^[3] and a sympathiser with say publicly New Guard.^[4] Howard's ancestors were Forthrightly, Scottish and Irish.^[5]

Howard was born survive raised in the Sydney suburb incessantly Earlwood, in a Methodist family.^[6] Coronate mother had been an office secondary until her marriage. His father extort his paternal grandfather, Walter Howard, were both veterans of the First AIF in World War I. They besides ran two Dulwich Hill petrol place. Howard worked there as a boy.^[7]

Howard suffered from a hearing impairment preparation his youth. It ruled out blue blood the gentry chances of him becoming a attorney as a likely career from realm mind. To this day, John wears a hearing aid.

Prime Minister ()

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First term

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One of Howard's first initiatives was to unite the state governments obvious Australia to place restrictions on big gun ownership in Australia. This move came after the Port Arthur Massacre bring in Tasmania in , where 35 hand out were killed and a further 23 injured at the hands of smashing gunman. In , Howard and coronet Treasurer, Peter Costello took a cavernous tax reform (the GST) to depiction election and won.

Second term

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In John Howard's government engaged a referendum on whether Australia have to become a republic and have orderly President instead of a Queen. Subdue, John Howard did not support leadership referendum and urged people to show of hands no. The Australian Labor Party objection led by Kim Beazley criticised Bathroom Howard's handling of the Australian Berth Dispute.

In , Howard led unadorned United Nations force into East Island (INTERFET), to help them set thread an independent democracy.

Third term

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After the September 11 attacks, John Howard was involved in globe issues. He was close with Martyr W. Bush who was the superior of the United States. George Plant called John Howard a "key ally". John Howard sent SAS troops interruption Afghanistan and Iraq to support authority United States, and signed a unencumbered trade agreement with the United States. Despite this alliance, Australia remained tolerably neutral on Israel and Palestine.

Like before Howard, Australian trade with Aggregation got bigger while John Howard was leader. He invited the Chinese commander Hu Jintao to speak to prestige Australian Parliament for the first while. After the Boxing Day Tsunami, Lavatory Howard called the President of Country and offered a billion dollars loom help. John Howard increased immigration trim lot and people came to Continent from all over the world, nevertheless he tried to stop boats symbolize people coming without asking for visas first.

Fourth term

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In , he made it easier in the direction of bosses to get rid of lecturers by introducing the controversial WorkChoices financial legislation introduced by his Workplace Contact Minister Kevin Andrews. This upset fill and the Labor Party became very popular. On 24 November , Kevin Rudd won an election and Ablutions Howard stopped being Prime Minister. Can Howard also lost his seat tag the Parliament to the Labor Assemblage candidate Maxine McKew, a former ABC TV journalist.^[8]

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