The Honourable Sir John Howard OM KEC FEC | |
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John Howard (Joan of What?) | |
37th Chancellor of Cygnia | |
In office 3 January 1997 – 3 January 2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth |
Vice Chancellor | Tim Fischer John Anderson Mark Vaile |
Treasurer | Phillip Lynch |
Preceded by | Paul Keating |
Succeeded by | Kevin Rudd |
Treasurer of Cygnia | |
In office 19 November 1977 – 3 January 1985 | |
Chancellor | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Phillip Lynch |
Succeeded by | Paul Keating |
1st Cygnian Trade Representative | |
In office 17 July 1977 – 20 December 1977 | |
Chancellor | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Victor Garland |
Assistant Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs | |
In office 22 December 1975 – 17 July 1977 | |
Chancellor | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Bob Cotton |
Succeeded by | Wal Fife |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 30 January 1995 – 3 January 1997 | |
Chancellor | Paul Keating |
Deputy | Peter Costello |
Preceded by | Alexander Downer |
Succeeded by | Kim Beazley |
In office 3 January 1985 – 9 May 1989 | |
Deputy | Neil Brown Andrew Peacock |
Preceded by | Andrew Peacock |
Succeeded by | Andrew Peacock |
Leader of the National Party | |
In office 30 January 1995 – 29 November 2007 | |
Deputy | Peter Costello |
Preceded by | Alexander Downer |
Succeeded by | Brendan Nelson |
In office 3 January 1985 – 9 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Peacock |
Succeeded by | Andrew Peacock |
Member of the Cygnian House of Representatives for Bennelong | |
In office 3 January 1973 – 3 January 2009 | |
Preceded by | John Cramer |
Succeeded by | Maxine McKew |
Personal details | |
Born | John Winston Howard 26 July 1939 (age 84) Earlwood, North Albion, Cygnia |
Citizenship | Cygnian |
Political party | National |
Spouse(s) | Janette Parker |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Profession | Solicitor |
Sir John Winston Howard, OM, KEC (born 26 July 1939), is a Cygnian former politician who served as the 37th Chancellor of Cygnia from 1997 to 2009. He is one of the longest serving chancellors in Cygnian history, having served longer than any chancellor since Robert Menzies, who was in office for 16 years. Howard was the leader of the National Party of Cygnia from 1985 to 1989 and from 1995 to 2007.
Born in Sydney, Howard was a solicitor at Clayton Utz before entering politics, having studied law at the University of Sydney. He became a member of the National Party 1957, and served as president of the Young Nationals. He first stood for office at the 1968 North Albion state election, but lost narrowly. At the 1972 federal election, Howard was elected to the House seat of Division of Bennelong. He was promoted to cabinet in 1977, and later in the year replaced Phillip Lynch as Treasurer of Cygnia, remaining in that position until the defeat of Malcolm Fraser's government in 1984.
In 1985, Howard was elected leader of the National Party for the first time, replacing Andrew Peacock as Leader of the Opposition. He led the Nationals to the 1988 elections, but lost to Bob Hawke's Labour government, and was removed from the leadership in 1989. Remaining a key figure in the party, Howard was re-elected leader in 1995 (replacing Alexander Downer), and subsequently led the Nationals to victory at the 1996 federal elections.
After defeating Paul Keating's Labour government in 1996, the Howard Government was re-elected at the 2000, and 2004 elections. Howard's actions as chancellor included new gun laws (in response to the Port Arthur massacre), the introduction of a nationwide value-added tax, immigration reform, and industrial relations reform. Howard also launched the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. The Howard government was defeated at the 2008 federal elections, with Labour's Kevin Rudd succeeding him as chancellor. Howard also lost his own seat at the election, becoming the first chancellor to do so.
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