biography
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Howard, John (Winston)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1939– )
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| biography:
| Australian statesman and prime minister (1996– ), born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Educated at Sydney University, he became a solicitor, and was elected Liberal MP for Bennelong, New South Wales, in 1974. He held ministerial posts in business and trade before becoming Federal Treasurer (1977–83) and deputy-leader (1983–5) then leader of the Liberal Party in Opposition (1985–9, 1995–6). He became prime minister following his party's general election victory in 1996, and remained as head of a Liberal–National Party coalition following the 1998 election. He won a third term in 2001. |
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