Ralph William Howard (17 May 1931 – 19 December 2013) was an Australian politician, serving in the Victorian Legislative Council for Templestowe Province from 1976 to 1982.
He was educated at Balwyn and Box Hill before attending Scotch College and then Melbourne University, where he received a Master of Business and a Bachelor of Science.
[1] In 1976 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Templestowe Province representing the Liberal Party.
He ran unsuccessfully for preselection for the lower house seat of Kew in 1981, and was defeated in Templestowe in 1982.
He subsequently returned to business, in partnership with fellow defeated politician Graeme Weideman.