Ideologies / Conservative / John Howard
§ The minds · b. 1939 · Australia · Prime Minister
John Howard
Battlers' conservative
Market reform with social conservatism.
Economic+55
SocialistMarket
Governance+27
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−46
TraditionalProgressive
Australia's second-longest-serving PM, who fused economic liberalism with cultural conservatism and a tough border policy.
social
Socially conservative; sceptical of rapid cultural change.
economic
Liberalised the economy — tax reform, privatisation, labour deregulation.
governance
Firm on border control, security and traditional institutions.
Notable for
- Goods and Services Tax
- Gun-control reform after Port Arthur
- Long centre-right government
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