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Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and deputy leader of the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP). The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in the majority of common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Julia Gillard This work is copyrighted. ... Australias second-highest ranked political post is the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... Hon Mark Vaile Eric William Day (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, is the leader of the Nationals and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall... The Division of Lalor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Barry Owen Jones AO (born October 11, 1932, Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian polymath, writer, lawyer, social activist, and former politician. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barry (Welsh: ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... ALP redirects here. ... Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... VIC redirects here. ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australias second-highest ranked political post is the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ... ALP redirects here. ...

Julia Gillard has been an ALP member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Lalor, Victoria. She was elected unopposed as Deputy Leader on 4 December 2006. She also became the Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and the Shadow Minister for Social Inclusion on 10 December 2006.^[1] Type Lower house Speaker of the House David Hawker, Liberal since November 16, 2004 Members 150 Political groups ALP (85) Liberal Party (53) National Party (10) Last elections 24 November 2007 Meeting place Parliament House, Canberra, ACT Web site House of Representatives Entrance to the House of Representatives Judicial High... The Division of Lalor is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... VIC redirects here. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following Labor's victory in the 2007 Federal Election, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that Gillard would serve as the Minister for Education, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and also the Minister for Social Inclusion.^[2] She is the first woman - and the first foreign-born person - to hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister. She is the highest ranking woman in the history of the Australian government. From 11 to 13 December 2007^[3]she assumed the role of Acting Prime Minister after Kevin Rudd attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, and became the first woman in Australia's history to be in the Prime Ministerial role. ^[4] The 2007 election for the federal Parliament of Australia, in which 13. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... The current Minister for Education, Science and Training is out-going Julie Bishop. ... The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is Julia Gillard. ... The Australian Minister for Social Inclusion is Julia Gillard, the first minister with this title, appointed on 3 December 2007. ... (Redirected from 11 December) December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ... The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 11 or COP/MOP 1, is a global event taking place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from November 28 to December 9, 2005. ... This article is about the Indonesian island. ...

Early life

Julia Gillard was born in Barry, Wales. In 1966 she migrated to Australia with her family, settling in Adelaide. Barry (Welsh: ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ...

Gillard attended Unley High School, graduating in 1978. She then attended the University of Adelaide but later moved to Melbourne. In 1986 she graduated from the University of Melbourne with arts and law degrees and, the following year, joined the law firm Slater & Gordon at Werribee, working in the area of industrial law. In 1990 she was admitted as one of their first women partners. Unley High School is one of the largest public high schools in Unley, South Australia. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Slater & Gordon is an Australian plaintiff law firm. ... Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Political provenance

In 1983 Gillard became the second woman to lead the Australian Union of Students. The predecessor to the National Union of Students. ...

From 1996 to 1998 Gillard served as Chief-of-Staff to Victorian Opposition Leader, John Brumby.^[5] She was responsible for drafting the affirmative action rules within the Labor Party in Victoria, setting the target of women being preselected in 35 percent of winnable seats within a decade. She also played a role in the foundation of EMILY's List, the fund-raising and support network for Labor women. John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953), Australian politician, is the 45th Premier and outgoing Treasurer of Victoria. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Ethnocracy Anti-discriminatory Affirmative action in the United States Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity... EMILYs List Australia is political network in Australia that supports Labor women candidates get elected to Australian Parliament. ...

Member of Parliament

Gillard was elected as Member for Lalor to the House of Representatives at the 1998 election. Her first speech to the house was made on 11 November 1998.^[6] Federal elections were held in Australia on 3 October 1998. ...

Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration (2001–03)

After Labor's defeat at the 2001 election, Gillard was elected to the Shadow Cabinet with the portfolio of Population and Immigration. In February 2003 she was given the additional portfolios of Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs. Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. ...

In the wake of the Tampa and Children Overboard affairs, which were partly credited with Labor's 2001 election loss, Gillard developed a new immigration policy for the Labor Party. The MV Tampa is a Norwegian cargo ship that was at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia which began off the coast of Christmas Island in August 2001. ... The Children Overboard affair was an Australian political controversy. ...

Shadow Minister for Health (2003–06)

Gillard was promoted to the position of Shadow Health Minister in July 2003. Shortly after this the government moved the then Workplace Relations Minister, Tony Abbott, into the health portfolio. The rivalry between Abbott and Gillard often attracted the attention from the media. Additionally, she gained responsibility for managing opposition business in the House of Representatives. For other people called Tony Abbott, see Tony Abbott (disambiguation). ...

In the aftermath of the Labor loss at the October 2004 election, it was speculated that Gillard might challenge Jenny Macklin for the deputy leadership, but she did not do so. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. ... Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 29 December 1953), is an Australian politician. ...

Gillard has been touted as a potential future leader of the party for some years but, until 2005, she stayed out of leadership contests. After Latham resigned as leader in January 2005, however, she emerged as a possible successor along with Kim Beazley and Kevin Rudd. For Kim Beazleys father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957), is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. ...

After appearing on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Australian Story program in March 2006^[7]^[8], an Ipsos Mackay poll in April 2006, conducted for the Ten Network's Meet the Press program, found that respondents would prefer Gillard to be Labor leader. She polled 32% compared to Beazley's 25% and Kevin Rudd's 18%.^[9]. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... Australian Story is a weekly biography programme, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, that portrays the lives of significant Australians. ... Ten Network logo Network TEN so called because it broadcasts on Channel TEN in most cities, is Australias third but possibly most profitable television network. ... Meet the Press (MTP) is a weekly television news show produced by NBC. It started as a radio show in 1945 as American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press, originating from WRC-AM in Washington. ...

Although she had significant cross-factional support on 25 January 2005 she announced that she would not be contesting the leadership, allowing Beazley to be elected unopposed. is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

On 1 December 2006, in a cross factional political partnership with Kevin Rudd, Gillard launched a challenge for the deputy leadership of the ALP. Once Kevin Rudd was elected as leader the incumbent deputy leader and Kim Beazley's deputy, Jenny Macklin, did not contest the challenge and on 4 December 2006 Gillard was elected unopposed. In the frontbench reshuffle following the leadership change Gillard was elected to take the Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.
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Ministerial service

The Labor Party won the 2007 federal election and on 3 December 2007 Gillard was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister. She is Australia's first female and first foreign-born Deputy Prime Minister, and she is the highest ranked female politician in Australian history. The 2007 election for the federal Parliament of Australia, in which 13. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Australias second-highest ranked political post is the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. ...

In addition to the Deputy Prime Ministership, Gillard was given responsibility for a so-called 'Super Ministry', the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. However she has three distinct porfolios: Minister for Education; Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; and Minister for Social Inclusion.

Personal life

Gillard's personal life has been attacked by conservative politicians.^[10] In May 2007, Liberal senator Bill Heffernan labelled Gillard "deliberately barren" and unqualified for leadership because she had no children. He was widely criticised for his comments, including by members of his own Party, and issued an apology.^[11] William Daniel Heffernan (born 3 March 1943), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Senate, representing the state of New South Wales, since September 1996. ...

In an interview in The Bulletin magazine published in October 2007^[12], Gillard defended childlessness: "If Peter Costello genuinely thought about it, could he be the mother of three children, have been Treasurer for more than a decade and be the next in line to be Prime Minister? The frank answer is no." Gillard said.^[13]

On Wednesday 20th February 2008, Gillard was named Australia's second-sexiest woman behind former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins, in a poll by Australian men's magazine Ralph.^[14] Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983 in Holmesville, New South Wales, Australia[1]) is a beauty queen, model and television presenter from Newcastle, Australia who held the Miss Universe 2004 title. ...

See Also

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