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Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and June to September 2013. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party (ALP) and was the member of parliament (MP) for the Queensland division of Griffith from 1998 to 2013.
Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired Graeme McDougall (1946–) Liberal: 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998: Lost seat Kevin Rudd (1957–) Labor: 3 October 1998 – 22 November 2013 Served as Opposition Leader from 2006 to 2007. Served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, and in 2013. Served as minister under Gillard. Resigned to ...
Robert Menzies and Kevin Rudd served two non-consecutive terms in office while Alfred Deakin and Andrew Fisher served three non-consecutive terms. [9] The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history. [10]
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Griffith in Australian federal elections from the division's ... Kevin Rudd: 36,761 48.53 −7.37 Liberal gain ...
Kevin Rudd (1957– ) Julia Gillard (1961– ) Labor forms a government under Kevin Rudd. 83: 55 10 2 150 Election Year Prime Minister Summary Labor Liberal Nationals Greens Independent Other parties Total seats 43rd 2010 Julia Gillard (1961– ) Kevin Rudd (1957– ) Labor forms a minority government with the support of 3 independents and 1 ...
Australia's government backed its ambassador to Washington, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat "a little bit nasty" in a ...
Following the return of Kevin Rudd to the leadership of the ALP in 2013, he sought changes to the party's rules so that leadership spills would be more difficult to launch in future, including a requirement for 75% majority in Caucus for a leadership spill against a sitting Labor prime minister, or 60% against an opposition leader. [2]
Australia's ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, cautioned in a speech that the global consequences of a war over Taiwan would be as great as the impact of the Second World War, making the ...