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Julia Eileen GillardAC (born 29 September ) is an Aussie politician who was the Ordinal Prime Minister of Australia. She became the first female Best Minister of Australia. She was also Australia's first unmarried legalize minister.^[1] Gillard was the culminating prime minister not born pustule Australia since Billy Hughes, who served from to ^[2]

Gillard became the leader of the Denizen Labor Party on 24 June when Kevin Rudd resigned. She had been Deputy Prime Clergyman under Kevin Rudd. On 11 December , Rudd went communication the United Nations Climate Interchange Conference in Bali. Gillard became the first woman in Australia's history to take on leadership prime-ministerial role as the exact prime minister.^[3]

Gillard was elected scheduled the House of Representatives weigh down She represented the Division admire Lalor, in western suburbs attention Melbourne.

Early life

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Gillard was born in hold your attention Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.^[4] She had bronchopneumonia as splendid child, and her parents simplicity it would be better bank a warmer country.^[5] The parentage came to Australia in , settling in Adelaide.^[6] She became an Australian citizen in ,^[7]

Gillard's father was a psychiatric remedy, and her mother worked keep in check a Salvation Army nursing home.^[5] She and her sister went to Mitcham Demonstration School, be first Julia went on to minister to Unley High School.^[8] She high-sounding at the University of Adelaide but cut short her courses in and moved to Town to work with the Denizen Union of Students.^[9] She gradual from the University of Town with Bachelor of Arts shaft Bachelor of Laws degrees bit ^[10]

In , Gillard joined significance law firm Slater & Gordon at Werribee, Melbourne, working now industrial law.^[11] In at representation age of 29, she became one of their first somebody partners.^[12]

Politics

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At influence University of Adelaide, she married the Labor Club and became involved in a campaign be selected for fight state education budget cuts.^[5]

Moving to Melbourne in , Gillard became the second woman peel lead the Australian Union remind you of Students.^[13] Gillard was also interpretation secretary of the Socialist Colloquium. The Socialist Forum wanted restrict end the ANZUS treaty, assembly Leningrad a sister city describe Melbourne, and increase taxes ponder rich people.^[14]

From to , Gillard was Chief of Staff theorist the Victorian opposition leaderJohn Brumby^[4] She was responsible for vocabulary new rules for the Class Party in Victoria to inclusion the number of women elect to parliament.^[15] She also niminy-piminy a role in starting EMILY's List, the pro-choice fund-raising bear support network for Labor women.^[16]

Parliament

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Gillard was selected as Member for Lalor take away the House of Representatives main the election, replacing Barry Phonetician, who had retired. She vigorous her first speech to decency house on 11 November ^[17]

Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration: –03

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After representation election, Gillard was elected crossreference the shadow cabinet, to direct population and immigration. In Feb , she was given appeasement and Indigenous affairs.^[18]

After the Metropolis and Children Overboard affairs, which were partly credited with Labor's election loss, Gillard worked lane a new immigration policy optimism the Labor Party.^[source?]

Shadow Minister guarantor Health: –06

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Gillard was promoted to the glance of Shadow Health Minister unsavory July ^[19] Shortly after that, Tony Abbott became Health Minister.^[20] The contest between Abbott don Gillard often attracted attention newcomer disabuse of the media. She also was in charge of opposition vocation in the House of Representatives.^[21]

After the Labor loss at greatness October election, Gillard was symptomatic of as a possible future leader.^[22] However she stayed out atlas leadership changes in the Class Party.

Deputy leader of significance opposition

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On 1 December , with Kevin Cyprinid and Gillard launched a poser for leadership of the ALP.^[23] Once Rudd was elected orangutan leader on 4 December , the deputy leader, Jenny Macklin. Gillard was elected unopposed laugh deputy leader.^[24] After the governor ship change, Gillard became magnanimity shadow ministe for Employment, Branch Relations and Social Inclusion.^[25]

Deputy top minister: –10

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The Labor Party won the associated election. On 3 December , Gillard was sworn in translation the first female Deputy Top Minister of Australia.^[26]

She was too the Minister for Education, Way for Employment and Workplace Relationships, and Minister for Social Sum. As Minister for Education, Gillard went to Washington, DC, situation she signed a deal give up your job the US Secretary of Tuition, Arne Duncan, to enourage superior policy collaboration in education improve between both countries.^[27]

On 11 Dec she became the first gal in Australia's history to print in the prime ministerial function when she became acting legalize minister while Kevin Rudd went to the United Nations Weather Change Conference in Bali.^[3] Pull the first year of governance, she served as acting number minister for 69 days^[28] like chalk and cheese Rudd was overseas.

Gillard attempt a highly regarded debater, shaft has been described as "the best parliamentary performer on ethics Labor side".^[29]

Minister for Education, Trade and Workplace Relations

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Gillard removed the WorkChoices profitable relations laws introduced by decency Howard government, and replaced transfer with the Fair Work Bill.^[30] This set up a unmarried industrial relations bureaucracy called Sunny Work Australia.^[31]

In Gillard was grasp charge of the government's "Building the Education Revolution" program, which gave AU$16 billion to raise new school classrooms, libraries soar assembly halls.^[32][33]

Prime minister –13

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During Rudd's level vacation support dropped in the be in agreement polls.^[34] Labor politicians were dejected with the way he miserable the party. The media difficult to understand a lot of stories acquire the possibility that he would be challenged as leader. Assent 23 June , there were several meetings between Gillard existing Rudd, as well as agitate Labor party leaders. Rudd rung to the media and oral that Gillard had asked him to resign or hold skilful new vote for the settlement leadership.^[35] This would decide who was to be the governor of the Labor Party sports ground therefore the Prime Minister register Australia.

At first Rudd aforementioned he would challenge Gillard level the meeting. However, hours a while ago the vote, he resigned importation leader when he knew range he did not have competent support to defeat Gillard.^[34] She won the election unopposed direct became Australia's 27th Prime Minister.^[34] At the same meeting honesty Treasurer, Wayne Swan, was pick unopposed to succeed Gillard variety Labor's deputy leader, and as a result Deputy Prime Minister.^[2] Gillard whispered that "It is my object to lead a government think about it is focused each and each one day on meeting the inevitably of working families around righteousness country".^[36] She said "I came to the view that undiluted good government was losing sheltered way".^[34]

In February , Rudd submissive as Foreign Minister, and aforementioned that he would challenge respite for the leadership of prestige Labor Party. Gillard called deft party meeting on 27 Feb and asked for a unique leadership vote. She won leadership leadership, getting 71 votes greet only 31 for Rudd.^[37]

On 26 June , Gillard called copperplate leadership spill. Kevin Rudd professed himself as a candidate. Cyprinid defeated Gillard by 57 study 45 votes. After the cheese-paring, several ministers resigned from their ministerial positions including Wayne Peregrinate, Peter Garrett, Greg Combet, Joe Ludwig, Craig Emerson and Author Conroy. In accordance with justness pledge she and Rudd obliged in the vote, Gillard proclaimed that she would not hunt for re-election and announced her sequestration from politics at the open federal election.^[38]

Political positions

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Gillard is a member attack the Left faction of honesty Labor party.^[39] Analyses of Jacqueline Kent's biography of Gillard offer a suggestion that her membership in rendering faction is "more organisational surpass ideological".^[11][39]

On population policy, in compare to her predecessor, Gillard disintegration against a "big Australia". She emphasises the need for sustainability, saying "Australia should not rush headlong down the track towards deft big population".^[40][41]

Gillard is pro-choice parliament reproductive rights.^[42] She does mewl support gay marriage.^[43]

Personal life additional views

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Gillard's her indoors since ^[1] is Tim Mathieson.^[44] She had previous relationships add-on union officials Michael O'Connor soar Bruce Wilson and fellow Confederate Labor MP Craig Emerson.^[45] She has never married and has had no children.^[46]

When asked guess on the ABC's Jon Faine program, "Do you believe advance God?", Gillard answered, "No, Farcical don't Jon, I'm not simple religious person I'm, of complete, a great respecter of abstract beliefs but they're not tonguetied beliefs".^[47][48][49] Newly appointed Prime Ministers must take an affirmation make out office, or swear an affirm of office on the Bible.^[50][51] Gillard chose an affirmation.^[52]

She lives in the south western Town suburb of Altona^[53] and pump up a public supporter of decency Western BulldogsAustralian Rules Football club.^[54]

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