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|honorific-suffix = <br><small>[[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB (Melb)]], [[Member of Parliament#Australia|MP]]</small> |
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|residence =[[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]<ref>{{cite web |
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'''Julia Eileen Gillard''' (born 29 September 1961) is an [[Australia]]n [[politician]] and the current [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]], the fourteenth person and the first woman to hold this position. She is also the deputy leader of the federal [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP). |
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Gillard has been an ALP member of the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] since the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 federal election]]. She represents the [[Division of Lalor]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. She was elected unopposed as deputy leader on 4 December 2006 and became the Shadow Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and the Shadow Minister for Social Inclusion on 10 December 2006.<ref name="Dep">Following the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 Australian federal election]] she became Australia's first female Deputy Prime Minister. |
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Following Labor's victory in the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 Federal Election]], Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] announced that Gillard would serve as the [[Minister for Education (Australia)|Minister for Education]], the [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]] and also the [[Minister for Social Inclusion]].<ref>[http://www.alp.org.au/media/1107/mspme290.php Australian Labor Party: A Ministry to Meet Australia's Future Challenges]</ref> She is the first woman - and the first foreign-born person - to hold the position of Deputy Prime Minister. She was the highest ranking Australian female in the history of the Australian government. On 11 December 2007<ref name="radioaustralia.net.au">[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2114961.htm Radio Australia - News - Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female acting PM<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> she became the first woman in Australia's history to be in the Prime Ministerial role, by assuming the role of Acting Prime Minister while [[Kevin Rudd]] attended the [[2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Bali]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = Gillard becomes acting leader |
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|date=2007-12-11 |
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| url = http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9CrGsIes9HZHqbrGaeNVOKFlvSQ |
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==Early life== |
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Gillard was born in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]], [[Wales]] in 1961.<ref name="Biog"/> In 1966, she migrated to Australia with her family, settling in [[Adelaide]]. |
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Gillard attended [[Unley High School]], graduating in 1978.<ref name=abc_news_20061214>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/12/14/1811877.htm Gillard addresses students at former high school]</ref> 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, Victoria|Werribee]], working in the area of [[industrial law]].<ref |
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name= "Book review of Gillard Biography">{{cite web |
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| title = The Other Biography: Jacueline Kent's "The Making of Julia Gillard" by Christine Wallace |
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| work = [[The Monthly]] |
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| publisher = Schwartz Publishing |
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| date = October 2009 |
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| url = http://www.themonthly.com.au/books-christine-wallace-other-biography-jacqueline-kent039s-quotthe-making-julia-gillardquot-2015?page=0%2C0 |
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| accessdate = 2009-10-19}}</ref> In 1990 she was admitted as one of their first female partners. |
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==Political provenance== |
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In 1983, Gillard became the second woman to lead the [[Australian Union of Students]].<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22227525-2761,00.html]</ref> Gillard was also formerly the secretary of the [[left wing]] organisation, the Socialist Forum.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22544981-421,00.html Julia Gillard's history as a radical student activist | NEWS.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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From 1996 to 1998, Gillard served as Chief-of-Staff to Victorian Opposition Leader, [[John Brumby]].<ref name="Biog"> |
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{{cite web |
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| title = Ms Julia Gillard MP, Member for Labor (Vic) | publisher = [[Australian House of Representatives]] |
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| url = http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=83L | accessdate = 2007-05-18}}</ref> 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 Australia|EMILY's List]], the fund-raising and support network for Labor women. |
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==Opposition Member== |
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Gillard was elected as Member for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]] to the House of Representatives at the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 election]]. Her first speech to the house was made on 11 November 1998.<ref name='APH19981111_GillardFirstSpeech'>{{cite web |
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| title = Ms Julia Gillard MP, Member for Labor (Vic), First Speech To Parliament |
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| publisher = [[Australian House of Representatives]] |
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|date=1998-11-11 |
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| url =http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=83L |
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| accessdate = 2007-05-18}}</ref> |
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===Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration (2001–03)=== |
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After Labor's defeat at the [[Australian federal election, 2001|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. |
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In the wake of the [[Tampa affair]] and [[Children Overboard Affair|Children Overboard]] affairs, which were partly credited with Labor's 2001 election loss, Gillard developed a new immigration policy for the Labor Party. |
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===Shadow Minister for Health (2003–06)=== |
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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. |
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In the aftermath of the Labor loss at the [[Australian federal election, 2004|October 2004 election]], it was speculated that Gillard might challenge [[Jenny Macklin]] for the deputy leadership, but she did not do so. |
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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]]. |
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After appearing on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s [[Australian Story]] program in March 2006<ref name='ABC20060306_GillardInterview'>{{cite web |
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| title = Julia Gillard Interview Transcript |
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| work =[[Australian Story]] |
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| publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |
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| date = 6 March 2006 |
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</ref><ref name='ABC20060306_GillardDiaries'>{{cite web |
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| title = The Gillard Diaries |
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| work =[[Australian Story]] |
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| publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |
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| date = 6 March 2006 |
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| accessdate = 2007-09-04}}</ref>, 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%.<ref name='TheAge20060412_LeaderPoll'>{{cite web |
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| title = Julia Gillard preferred ALP leader: poll |
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| publisher = [[The Age]] |
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| date= 2 April 2006 |
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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. |
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===Deputy Leader of the Opposition=== |
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[[Image:Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.JPG|thumb|Julia Gillard at her first press conference as Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, 4 December 2006, with new Leader [[Kevin Rudd]]]] |
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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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== Deputy Prime Minister == |
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The Labor Party won the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 federal election]] and on 3 December 2007 Gillard was sworn in as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]]. She is Australia's first female and first foreign-born Deputy Prime Minister and also the highest ranked female politician in Australian history. |
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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 (Australia)|Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations]]. However she has three distinct portfolios: Minister for Education; Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; and Minister for Social Inclusion. Performing her role as Minister for Education, Gillard recently travelled to [[Washington]] in [[United States|America]] where she signed a deal with American [[United States Secretary of Education|Education Secretary]] [[Arne Duncan]] to nurture improved policy collaboration in regards to education reform between both countries.<ref>{{ cite news |
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|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/ms-gillard-goes-to-washington-20091016-h0wx.html |
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|publisher=Fairfax |
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On 11 December 2007<ref name="radioaustralia.net.au"/> she became the first woman in Australia's history to be in the Prime Ministerial role, by assuming the role of Acting Prime Minister while [[Kevin Rudd]] attended the [[United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Bali]]. In the first year of government, she served as Acting Prime Minister for 69 days<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24695550-5014046,00.html Business as usual for Gillard the caretaker]</ref> during Rudd's overseas travel engagements. |
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Gillard is a highly regarded debater and her performances during parliamentary question time have prompted some to call her the best parliamentary performer in the government.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25183155-7583,00.html Shorten pathway to a Gillard future]</ref> |
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==Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations== |
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Gillard removed the [[WorkChoices]] industrial relations regime introduced by the [[Howard government]], and replaced it with the ''Fair Work Bill''<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25215771-952,00.html WorkChoices finally dead: Julia Gillard]</ref>. This established a single industrial relations bureaucracy called [[Fair Work Australia]].<ref name="TheAge_Promises">{{ cite news |
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|title=PM promises not to extend Work Choices |
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|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Fielding-noncommittal-on-ALPs-IR-plan/2007/10/15/1192300644672.html |
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In 2009 Gillard oversaw the government's "[[Building the Education Revolution]]" program, which allocated $16 billion to build new assembly halls for schools. Some schools received funding, despite being shut down soon after.<ref> The program has been an unmitigated disaster, with claims of fraud and waste on a scale never before seen ini Australia. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/grant-to-trail-girl-to-next-school/story-e6frg6oo-1225771290406]</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/julia-gillard-to-reclaim-school-payouts/story-e6frg6oo-1225789767523]</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/hall-for-remote-yulga-jinna-remote-community-school-a-waste/story-0-1225737992832]</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/millions-handed-to-axed-schools-in-stimulus-debacle/story-0-1225733581518]</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Gillard's partner is hairdresser Timmy Mathieson. She does not have any children.<ref name="Childless"> |
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| title = Gillard defends childlessness |
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| publisher = The Australian |
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|date=2007-01-17 |
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| url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21072127-2702,00.html |
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==See also== |
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* [[First Rudd Ministry]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons|Julia Gillard}} |
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* [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=83L Official Federal HOR webpages for Julia Gillard] |
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* [http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/MinisterGillard/ Official Federal Ministrial webpages for Julia Gillard] |
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* [http://www.alp.org.au/people/vic/gillard_julia.php Official ALP webpages for Julia Gillard] |
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* [http://www.dpm.gov.au/ The Hon Julia Gillard MP - Deputy Prime Minister] |
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-Gillard/161674172327 Official Facebook page of Julia Gillard] |
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*{{OpenAustralia}} |
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