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Julia Eileen Gillard AC (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having previously served as the 13th deputy prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010, under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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Born in Wales in 1961, Gillard’s family moved to Australia in 1966. She grew up in Adelaide as the daughter of a nurse and aged care worker. Gillard was educated at local public schoolsbefore studying at the University of Adelaide and then the University of Melbourne. She told the Harvard Business Reviewlast year her involvement in the student move...
Gillard was elected to federal parliament in 1998 and was a frontbencher by 2001. In 2007, with Labor’s election victory, she became deputy prime ministerand minister for education, workplace relations and social inclusion. However, despite the popularity of prime minister Kevin Rudd, the Labor party became increasingly frustrated with his leadersh...
The unprecedented removal of a popular first-term prime minister during an election year also prompted an overwhelming backlashfrom the opposition, the media and the public. Gillard faced accusations of disloyaltythat marred the historic significance of her victory and status as the “first woman”. It also unleashed what seemed like a ceaseless tira...
After the 2010 federal election, Gillard had to work with a minority government. But in a sign of her formidable negotiating skills, Gillard’s term as prime minister was extremely productive. Despite the surrounding political turmoil, 570 bills were passed by the Senate, with key achievements including the National Disability Insurance Scheme, the ...
Yet not all Gillard’s policies are so fondly remembered. On the same day Gillard delivered her famous “misogyny speech”, her government passed welfare reforms that moved single parents off the parenting payment and onto Newstart (now called JobSeeker Payment). This reduced people’s payments by $60 to $100 a week, disproportionately affecting women....
Twelve iconic words have come to define Gillard’s legacy: This statement launched a blistering 15-minute speech, in which Gillard called out the sexism and hypocrisy of Abbott during Question Time in October 2012. The anger and frustration she felt about Abbott – known for his sexist sentiments – and the systemic double standards she’d endured for ...
Gillard’s misogyny speech and her time as our first woman prime minister changed the way that politics and sexism were talked about in Australia and highlighted the toxic nature of parliament. Rather than “playing the gender card”, Gillard drew attention to it, calling out the sexism and misogyny that many women in politics had to silently endure. ...
Gillard lost the Labor leadership in 2013, when Rudd got his revenge and his old job back. But she has left a lasting legacy as a role model for girls and young women. This stems not just from her political career, but for the way she has gracefully moved on. Since leaving politics, Gillard continues to work in the areas she cares about, with high-...
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Jun 24, 2010 · 24 June 2010 to 26 June 2013. Julia Eileen Gillard became the first Australian woman to be prime minister when she successfully challenged Kevin Rudd for Labor Party leadership in 2010. She was Australia’s 27th prime minister. Gillard’s entry into federal politics.
Oct 3, 1998 · Julia Gillard was the Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. On this page. 1990 to 1999. 2000 to 2009. 2010 to 2019. 1990 to 1999. 3 Oct 1998: 1st elected to Federal Parliament. Gillard was elected as Member of Parliament for the seat of Lalor (Vic.), in the 39th federal election. 2000 to 2009. 3 Dec 2007: Deputy Prime Minister.
In a new series in The Conversation highlighting key figures in Australian political history and how they changed political debate in this country, Blair Williams writes (2.6.20) about Julia Gillard and the transformation of how we talk and think about women in politics.
Julia Gillard was sworn in as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia on 24 June 2010 and served in that office until June 2013. As Prime Minister and in her previous role as Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Gillard was central to the successful management of Australia’s economy, the 13th biggest economy in the world, during the Global Financial Crisis and as Australia positioned to seize the benefits ...
Apr 21, 2024 · April 21, 2024 by mkeshav. In the annals of Australian politics, Julia Gillard stands tall as a groundbreaking figure. She made history in 2010 as the country’s first female Prime Minister, shattering a barrier that had stood for over a century.
