John Howard was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia,serving from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007.Only Sir Robert Menzies has served in the position longer.
Born in Sydney, Howard was a solicitor at Clayton Utz before entering politics,having studied law at the University of Sydney.
A member of the Liberal Party and former president of the Young Liberals,he first stood for office at the 1968 New South Wales state election,but lost narrowly.At the 1974 federal election,Howard was elected to the Division of Benne long,which he would go on to represent until 2007.
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