Thérèse Rein
| Thérèse Rein | |
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| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Mathieson |
| Succeeded by | Margie Abbott |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 24 June 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Janette Howard |
| Succeeded by | Tim Mathieson |
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17 July 1958 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kevin Rudd (m. 1981–present) |
| Children | Jessica, Nicholas and Marcus Rudd |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Social entrepreneur, Rehabilitation counsellor |
| Religion | Anglican |
Thérèse Rein /təˈreɪz ˈreɪn/ (born 17 July 1958) is an Australian entrepreneur and founder of Ingeus, an international employment and business psychology services company.
Rein is the wife of Kevin Rudd, who was the Prime Minister of Australia, holding the office from 2007 to 2010 and then again in 2013. She was the first Australian Prime Minister's wife to remain in the paid workforce while her husband was in office. She was awarded the Human Rights Medal by the Australian Human Rights Commission in December 2010 for her long-term dedication to human rights, especially the rights of people with disability. In December 2012 she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of the University degree by Griffith University for her services to business, and the award of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by the University of Western Sydney in April 2014, in recognition of her service to the Australian community, commitment to human rights, engaging constructively with human rights mechanisms, eliminating poverty and injustice, and the illumination of disadvantage.
Rein was born on 17 July 1958 in Adelaide, South Australia. Her father, John Rein, was a Royal Australian Air Force navigator who had suffered severe spinal cord damage during a plane crash. He later became an aeronautical engineer and represented Australia as a paralympian, his achievements playing a pivotal role in inspiring his daughter. He met his future wife Elizabeth at a rehabilitation hospital in Sydney where she was working as the head of physiotherapy.
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