The Honourable Julia Gillard MP |
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27th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 2010 |
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In office 24 June 2010 – 27 June 2013 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Quentin Bryce |
Deputy | Wayne Swan |
Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by | Kevin Rudd |
Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 24 June 2010 – 26 June 2013 |
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Deputy | Wayne Swan |
Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by | Kevin Rudd |
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
The Gillard Government was the Government of Australia led by the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, of the Australian Labor Party. The Gillard Government succeeded the First Rudd Government by way of the Labor Party leadership spill, and began on 24 June 2010, with Gillard sworn in as Prime Minister by the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce. The Gillard Government ended when Kevin Rudd won back the leadership of the Australian Labor Party on 26 June 2013 and commenced the Second Rudd Government.