Howard Government

The Honourable John Howard OM AC SSI


25th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007
In office 11 March 1996 – 3 December 2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Sir William Deane Peter Hollingworth Michael Jeffery
Deputy	Tim Fischer John Anderson Mark Vaile
Preceded by	Paul Keating
Succeeded by	Kevin Rudd

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Early life Member for Bennelong Fraser Government 1987 federal election 1995 Liberal Party spill 1996 federal election Prime Minister of Australia Term of Government (1996-2007) Gun control Republic referendum GST and taxation The Pacific Solution War in Afghanistan Indigenous affairs Iraq War Foreign policy WorkChoices Northern Territory intervention Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Third Ministry Fourth Ministry Elections 1998 2001 2004 2007 Lazarus Rising The Menzies Era

Prime Minister of Australia

Term of Government (1996-2007)

Ministries

Elections

The Howard Government refers to the federal Executive Government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007. It was made up of members of the Liberal–National Coalition, which won a majority of seats in the Australian House of Representatives at four successive elections. The Howard Government commenced following victory over the Keating Government at the 1996 federal election. It concluded with its defeat at the 2007 federal election by the Australian Labor Party, whose leader Kevin Rudd then formed the First Rudd Government. It was the second-longest government under a single Prime Minister, with the longest having been the second Menzies Government (1949–1966).