Howard, John Australia's 25th prime Minister who served from March 1996 until he lost his seat of Bennelong in December 2007. Milestone Born Earlwood 26 Jul 1939 {"name":"Born","target":"","target_text":"Earlwood","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>26 Jul 1939<\/span>"},"date_start":"1939-07-26","date_end":"1939-07-26"} Occupation Solicitor {"name":"Solicitor","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Politician {"name":"Politician","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Prime Minister of Australia 1996 - 2007 {"name":"Prime Minister of Australia","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1996<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2007<\/span>"},"date_start":"1996-01-01","date_end":"2007-01-01"}