John Howard

From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.

John Winston Howard
John Howard
25th Prime Minister of Australia
In office now
In office from 11 March 1996
Came after Paul Keating
Came before Incumbent
Born 26 July 1939
Sydney, New South Wales
Political party Liberal

John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is the current and 25th Prime Minister of Australia. John Howard is a member of the Liberal Party (Australia). John Howard has been leader of Australia since he beat Paul Keating in an election in 1996. John Howard stopped people from having automatic guns after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. John Howard has been the leader of Australia longer than anyone except Robert Menzies.

John Howard became friends with Tony Blair, who is the leader of the United Kingdom, and with George W. Bush who is the leader of the USA. John Howard has helped them to go to war with Iraq.

There are less people without jobs now, and people get more money now. Australia does not owe as much money to other countries now. Howard's government has made a lot of changes to the law of employment. Some people say this is good for the eceonomy will others think that it means more people will lose their jobs.

Prime Ministers of Australia
Barton | Deakin | Watson | Reid | Fisher | Cook | Hughes | Bruce | Scullin | Lyons | Page | Menzies | Fadden | Curtin | Forde | Chifley | Holt | McEwen | Gorton | McMahon | Whitlam | Fraser | Hawke | Keating | Howard