Kevin Rudd

The Honourable Kevin Rudd
26th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 2007, 2013
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Anthony Albanese
Governor-General	Quentin Bryce
Preceded by	Julia Gillard
Succeeded by	Tony Abbott
In office 3 December 2007 – 24 June 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Julia Gillard
Governor-General	Michael Jeffery Quentin Bryce
Preceded by	John Howard
Succeeded by	Julia Gillard
Leader of the Labor Party
In office 26 June 2013 – 13 September 2013
Deputy	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Julia Gillard
Succeeded by	Bill Shorten
In office 4 December 2006 – 24 June 2010
Deputy	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Kim Beazley
Succeeded by	Julia Gillard
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 14 September 2010 – 22 February 2012
Prime Minister	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Stephen Smith
Succeeded by	Bob Carr
Leader of the Opposition
In office 4 December 2006 – 3 December 2007
Deputy	Julia Gillard
Preceded by	Kim Beazley
Succeeded by	Brendan Nelson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Griffith
In office 3 October 1998 – 22 November 2013
Preceded by	Graeme McDougall
Succeeded by	Terri Butler
9th Chairperson of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013
Head	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Julia Gillard
Succeeded by	Tony Abbott
Personal details
Born	Kevin Michael Rudd (1957-09-21) 21 September 1957 (age 59) Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Thérèse Rein (1981–present)
Children	3
Alma mater	Australian National University
Religion	Anglicanism
Signature
Website	Official website

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Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is a former Australian politician who was twice Prime Minister of Australia, from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013.

Having previously served as a diplomat, and then as an official for the Queensland Government, Rudd was initially elected to the House of Representatives for Griffith in 1998. He was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in 2001 as Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. In December 2006, he successfully challenged Kim Beazley to become the Leader of the Labor Party, subsequently becoming the Leader of the Opposition. Under Rudd, Labor overtook the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition led by John Howard in the polls, making a number of policy announcements on areas such as industrial relations, health, climate change, education (e.g. "Digital Education Revolution"), and the National Broadband Network.

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