By Jing Ya
Early Life
* John Howard was born in Sydney, on 29th 1939.
* Went to Earlwood Primary School, Canterbury Boy's High and University
of Sydney to study law.
* In 1962 John Howard became a solicitor of NSW.
* Married Janette on 4th of April 1971 and has three children. They
live in Kirribilli House in Sydney.
Achievements In Parliament
* Elected to Parliament in 1974.
* Mr Howard was Minister for Trade and Business.
* 1977 became Treasurer for five years.
* 1995 Elected Leader of Opposition of Liberal Party.
* March 1996 elected Prime Minister after his defeat of the Labor Party
at elections.
* As Prime Minister he :
* Introduced tighter gun laws
after the shootings at Port Arthur in Tasmania.
* 2000 introduced the Goods
and Services Tax that every good and service costs 10% more than its
original price.
* Introduced the ‘Work for
the Dole Scheme'.
* Sold the Sydney Airport.
* His government has poor relations with the Aboriginal People
as he would not officially apologise for the ‘stolen generations'.
* John Howard was the 25th Prime Minster in Australia.
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Timeline of
his life
1939 - Born.
1957 - Joined Liberal Party.
1962 - Became a solicitor in NSW.
1971 - Married his wife Janette.
1974 - Elected into the Commonwealth Parliament.
1977 - Became Treasurer.
1996 - Prime Minster of Australia.
2000 - Mr Howard introduced GST.
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Bibliography
A Century of Prime Minister, by Scott Brodie, published by Watts Publishing
Australia.
Internet Sites
http://www.pm.gov.au/yourpm/biography/index.htm
