First Rudd Ministry | |
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65th ministry of Australia |
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Date formed | 3 December 2007 |
Date dissolved | 24 June 2010 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Kevin Rudd |
Deputy head of government | Julia Gillard |
Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Michael Jeffery, later Quentin Bryce) |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Labor majority government |
Opposition party | Liberal/National Coalition |
Opposition leader |
Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 42nd |
Predecessor | Fourth Howard |
Successor | First Gillard |
This article is part of a series about Kevin Rudd |
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Prime Minister of Australia
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Prime Minister of Australia
The First Rudd Ministry (Labor) was the 65th ministry of the Government of Australia, and was led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. It succeeded the Fourth Howard Ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General Major-General Michael Jeffery on 3 December 2007 after the 2007 election, and was replaced by the First Gillard Ministry on 24 June 2010 when the deputy leader, Julia Gillard, became prime minister.