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'''John Winston Howard''' (born [[26 July]] [[1939]]), [[Australia]]n politician and 25th [[Prime Minister of Australia]], came to office on [[11 March]], [[1996]], and gained re-election in [[1998]], [[2001]] and [[2004]]. He is Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, after [[Robert Menzies|Sir Robert Menzies]].
Howard became leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] in January [[1995]], after having previously led the Liberal Party from [[1985]] to [[1989]]. His victory in the [[Australian legislative election, 2004|9 October 2004 federal election]] gave him a fourth term of office, with control of both houses of the [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]], and made him the most electorally successful Australian politician of recent times.
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