ID COM34
Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Prime minister
Howard, John Winston
Date of beginning of period in office
Date of end of period in office
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Loss of general election
Reason for end of this government
Loss of general election
Number of days in office
4284
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of prime minister at start of period
Liberal Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
National Party
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Coalition
If change in parliamentary support during period
--none----none--
If further change during period
--none----none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
28
Number from party of prime minister
23
Number from coalition party 1
5
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
7
House of Representatives elections contested as prime minister or after which became prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
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| Election |
Prime minister at election |
Prime minister's party |
Prime minister after election |
Prime minister's party |
| COM
24 November 2007
|
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
Kevin Rudd |
Australian Labor Party |
| COM
9 October 2004
|
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
| COM
10 November 2001
|
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
| COM
3 October 1998
|
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
| COM
2 March 1996
|
Paul John Keating |
Australian Labor Party |
John Winston Howard |
Liberal Party |
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Notes
Note no - 103563
Sources
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
Note no - 103533
Notes for Premier
Note no - 101069