Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search The Honourable Julia Gillard AC Julia Gillard 2010.jpg Gillard in 2010 27th Prime Minister of Australia In office 24 June 2010 – 27 June 2013 Monarch Elizabeth II Deputy Wayne Swan Governor-General Quentin Bryce Preceded by Kevin Rudd Succeeded by Kevin Rudd Leader of the Labor Party In office 24 June 2010 – 26 June 2013 Deputy Wayne Swan Preceded by Kevin Rudd Succeeded by Kevin Rudd Deputy Prime Minister of Australia In office 3 December 2007 – 24 June 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Preceded by Mark Vaile Succeeded by Wayne Swan Deputy Leader of the Labor Party In office 4 December 2006 – 24 June 2010 Leader Kevin Rudd Preceded by Jenny Macklin Succeeded by Wayne Swan Minister for Education In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Preceded by Julie Bishop Succeeded by Simon Crean Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Preceded by Joe Hockey Succeeded by Simon Crean Minister for Social Inclusion In office 3 December 2007 – 28 June 2010 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Preceded by Mike Rann Succeeded by Simon Crean Deputy Leader of the Opposition In office 4 December 2006 – 3 December 2007 Leader Kevin Rudd Preceded by Jenny Macklin Succeeded by Julie Bishop Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives In office 8 December 2003 – 10 December 2006 Leader Mark Latham Kim Beazley Preceded by Mark Latham Succeeded by Anthony Albanese Member of the Australian Parliament for Lalor In office 3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 Preceded by Barry Jones Succeeded by Joanne Ryan Personal details Born Julia Eileen Gillard 29 September 1961 (age 59) Barry, Wales, United Kingdom Citizenship Australian British (1961–1998) Political party Labor Domestic partner Tim Mathieson Education Mitcham School Unley High School Alma mater University of Adelaide University of Melbourne Signature Website Personal website Julia Gillard April 2011 (cropped).jpg This article is part of a series about Julia Gillard Early life and career Member for Lalor 1998 federal election2006 Labor Party spill Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 2007 federal electionFair Work ActBuilding the Education RevolutionDigital Education RevolutionNAPLANACARAMy School Prime Minister of Australia First MinistrySecond MinistryElection 2010 federal electionCarbon pricing schemeMinerals Resource Rent TaxGonski reportImmigration policiesNational Broadband Network2012 Labor Party spillNational Disability Insurance SchemeMisogyny SpeechAWU affairMarch 2013 and June 2013 Labor Party spills My Story Government of Australia vte Julia Eileen Gillard AC (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party from 2010 to 2013. She was previously Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 until 2010 and held the additional positions of Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and minister for Social Inclusion from 2007 to 2010. She is the first and only woman to hold the positions of Deputy Prime Minister, Prime Minister and leader of a major party in Australia. Born in Barry, Wales, Gillard migrated with her family to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1966. She attended Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. Gillard went on to study at the University of Adelaide, but switched to the University of Melbourne in 1982, where she eventually graduated with Bachelor of Laws (1986) and Bachelor of Arts (1989) degrees. She worked with the Australian Union of Students during that time and was the organisation's president from 1983 to 1984. In 1987, Gillard joined the law firm Slater & Gordon. She became a partner in 1990, specialising in industrial law, but left in 1996 to become chief of staff to John Brumby, the leader of the Labor Party in Victoria. This preceded her own entry into federal politics. Gillard was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 1998 federal election for the seat of Lalor. Following the 2001 election, she was elected to Shadow Cabinet. When Kevin Rudd was elected as party leader and Leader of the Opposition in December 2006, Gillard was elected unopposed as his deputy. Upon Labor's victory at the 2007 election, she became the first female Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and was made Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion. On 24 June 2010, after Rudd lost the support of his party and resigned, Gillard was elected unopposed as his replacement, thus becoming Prime Minister. The subsequent 2010 election saw the first hung parliament since 1940. Gillard was able to form a minority government with the support of a Green MP and three independents. On 26 June 2013, after a leadership spill, Gillard lost the leadership of the Labor Party back to Rudd. Her resignation as Prime Minister took effect the following day. Gillard retired from politics on 5 August 2013, before the impending federal election. Following her departure from politics, Gillard became an honorary visiting professor at the University of Adelaide, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education. She released her political memoir, My Story, in September 2014. She has been on the board of the mental health organisation Beyond Blue since December 2014 and its chair since July 2017, and was made an honorary fellow of Aberystwyth University in June 2015. Gillard has also served as the chairwoman of the Global Partnership for Education since February 2014.