Rudd Government (2013)
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The Honourable Kevin Rudd |
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| 26th Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Quentin Bryce |
| Deputy | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Julia Gillard |
| Succeeded by | Tony Abbott |
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This article is part of a series about Kevin Rudd |
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Prime Minister of Australia
The Second Rudd Government was the federal Executive Government of Australia of the Australian Labor Party, which commenced on 27 June 2013, led by Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister, and ceased on 18 September 2013. Rudd had previously served a term as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010 and been replaced by his deputy Julia Gillard, following an internal party spill. Rudd regained the Labor Party leadership by successfully re-challenging Gillard in a June 2013 party spill. On 5 August, Rudd called an election for 7 September 2013, which resulted in the defeat of his government by the Liberal/National Coalition led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.
Rudd, born rural Queensland in 1957, a former diplomat and senior advisor to Queensland Premier Wayne Goss, entered the Australian parliament in 1998 as Member for Griffith and was appointed Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister in 2001. Rudd teamed successfully with Julia Gillard to challenge Opposition Leader Kim Beazley and Deputy Leader Jenny Macklin respectively for leadership and deputy leadership of the Australian Labor Party and became Leader of the Opposition in 2006. Rudd went on to lead Labor to victory at the 2007 federal election, defeating the incumbent Coalition Government led by John Howard. Labor had been in opposition for eleven years, and despite an initial period of popularity, Rudd was to serve just two and a half years in office, and become one of the few Australian leaders to be removed by their own party during their first term as prime minister.
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