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- NAME: John Howard
- OCCUPATION: Prime Minister
- BIRTH DATE: July 26, 1939 (Age: 73)
- EDUCATION: University of Sydney
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Sydney, Australia
- Full Name: John Winston Howard
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Australian politician John Howard was prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, and leader of the Liberal Party from 1985 to 1989 and from 1995 to 2007.
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John Howard was born July 26, 1939, in Sydney, Australia. He became leader of the Liberal Party in 1985. He was defeated in his 1989 bid to retain his leadership. In 1995 he regained the leadership. Having promised major tax reform during his 1998 reelection campaign, he oversaw the implementation of a new taxation system in 2000. In 2006 he introduced controversial labor-relations reforms.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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