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'{{use dmy dates}} {{Infobox Deputy Prime Minister |honorific-prefix = <small>[[The Honourable]] </small><br> |name = Julia Gillard |honorific-suffix = <br><small>BA, [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB (Melb)]], [[Member of Parliament#Australia|MP]]</small> |image =Juliagillard.JPG |imagesize =200px |caption = |office =[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] |term_start =3 December 2007 |term_end = |primeminister =[[Kevin Rudd]] |predecessor =[[Mark Vaile]] |successor = |constituency_MP2 =[[Division of Lalor]] |parliament2 =Australian |majority2 = |term_start2 =3 October 1998 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 =[[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]] |successor2 = |birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1961|9|29|df=y}} |birth_place =[[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]] |death_date = |death_place = |nationality =Australian |party =[[Australian Labor Party]] |spouse = |relations = |children = |residence =[[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], Victoria<ref>{{cite web | title = Forget Canberra, Altona has become the new heart of the nation |date=2 January 2008 | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/01/1198949817052.html | accessdate = 5 October 2008}}</ref> |alma_mater =[[University of Melbourne]], [[University of Adelaide]] |occupation =Politician |religion = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Julia Eileen Gillard''' (born 29 September 1961) is a [[Wales|Welsh]]-born [[Australia]]n politician, representing the [[Australian Labor Party]] (ALP), of which she has been the Deputy Leader since 4 December 2006. Since 3 December 2007 she has been the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]], the first woman and the first foreign-born person to hold this position. This makes her the highest ranking woman 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 assume the [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Ministerial]] role, when she acted as Prime Minister while [[Kevin Rudd]] attended the [[2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in [[Bali]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Gillard becomes acting leader |date=11 December 2007 | url = http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9CrGsIes9HZHqbrGaeNVOKFlvSQ | accessdate = 13 December 2007}}</ref> She is also the [[Minister for Education (Australia)|Minister for Education]], the [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]] and the [[Minister for Social Inclusion (Australia)|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> 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 is a stupid ranga bitch but she is better than Rudd is a plain cunt ==Early life== Gillard was born in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]], [[Wales]] in 1961.<ref name="Biog"/> In 1966, she migrated to Australia with her family, settling in [[Adelaide]]. 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 name= "Book review of Gillard Biography">{{cite web | title = The Other Biography: Jacueline Kent's "The Making of Julia Gillard" by Christine Wallace | work = [[The Monthly]] | publisher = Schwartz Publishing | date = October 2009 | url = http://www.themonthly.com.au/books-christine-wallace-other-biography-jacqueline-kent039s-quotthe-making-julia-gillardquot-2015?page=0%2C0 | accessdate = 19 October 2009}}</ref> In 1990 she was admitted as one of their first female partners. ==Political provenance== 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> From 1996 to 1998, Gillard served as Chief-of-Staff to Victorian Opposition Leader, [[John Brumby]].<ref name="Biog"> {{cite web | title = Ms Julia Gillard MP, Member for Labor (Vic) | publisher = [[Australian House of Representatives]] | url = http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=83L | accessdate = 18 May 2007}}</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. ==Opposition Member== Gillard was elected as Member for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 election]]. She made her first speech to the house on 11 November 1998.<ref name='APH19981111_GillardFirstSpeech'>{{cite web | title = Ms Julia Gillard MP, Member for Labor (Vic), First Speech To Parliament | publisher = [[Australian House of Representatives]] |date=11 November 1998 | url =http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=83L | accessdate = 18 May 2007}}</ref> ===Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration (2001–03)=== 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. In the wake of the [[Tampa affair|Tampa]] 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. ===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 attention from the media. Additionally, she gained responsibility for managing opposition business in the House of Representatives. 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. 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 [[Mark Latham]] resigned as leader in January 2005, however, she emerged as a possible successor along with [[Kim Beazley]] and [[Kevin Rudd]]. After appearing on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s [[Australian Story]] program in March 2006<ref name='ABC20060306_GillardInterview'>{{cite web | title = Julia Gillard Interview Transcript | work =[[Australian Story]] | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 6 March 2006 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2006/s1585300.htm | accessdate = 18 May 2007}} </ref><ref name='ABC20060306_GillardDiaries'>{{cite web | title = The Gillard Diaries | work =[[Australian Story]] | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date = 6 March 2006 | url = http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2006/s1586140.htm | accessdate = 4 September 2007}}</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 | title = Julia Gillard preferred ALP leader: poll | publisher = [[The Age]] | date= 2 April 2006 | url =http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Julia-Gillard-preferred-ALP-leader-poll/2006/04/02/1143916403791.html | accessdate = 18 May 2007}}</ref>. Although she had significant cross-factional support, she announced on 25 January 2005 that she would not be contesting the leadership, allowing Beazley to be elected unopposed. ===Deputy Leader of the Opposition=== [[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]]]] 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 contest 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. == Deputy Prime Minister == 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. 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 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, D.C.]] 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 |title=Ms Gillard Goes to Washington |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/ms-gillard-goes-to-washington-20091016-h0wx.html |publisher=Fairfax |work=[[The Age]] |date=19 October 2009 |accessdate=19 October 2009 }}</ref> 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 [[2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference|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. 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> ==Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations== 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 |title=PM promises not to extend Work Choices |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Fielding-noncommittal-on-ALPs-IR-plan/2007/10/15/1192300644672.html |publisher=Fairfax |work=[[The Age]] |date=15 October 2007 |accessdate=13 November 2007 }}</ref> 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> ==Personal life== Gillard's partner is Tim Mathieson, a hairdresser. She does not have any children.<ref name="Childless"> {{cite web | title = Gillard defends childlessness | publisher = The Australian |date=17 January 2007 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21072127-2702,00.html | accessdate = 31 August 2007}}</ref> Gillard is notable both at home and in overseas nations such as the United States for her heavy use of [[strine]] when delivering political addresses.<ref>http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/10/09/110545_bizarre-news.html</ref><ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/julia-gillards-broad-aussie-accent-confused-school-children-in-the-us/story-e6frf7jo-1225785100298</ref><ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/noice-compliment-says-julia/story-e6frf7l6-1111116553105</ref> ==See also== * [[First Rudd Ministry]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons|Julia Gillard}} * [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=83L Official Federal HOR webpages for Julia Gillard] * [http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/MinisterGillard/ Official Federal Ministrial webpages for Julia Gillard] * [http://www.alp.org.au/people/vic/gillard_julia.php Official ALP webpages for Julia Gillard] * [http://www.dpm.gov.au/ The Hon Julia Gillard MP – Deputy Prime Minister] * [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-Gillard/161674172327 Official Facebook page of Julia Gillard] *{{OpenAustralia}} {{start box}} {{s-par|au}} {{incumbent succession box | title=Member for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]] | before=[[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]] | start=1998}} {{s-off}} {{incumbent succession box | title=[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] | before=[[Mark Vaile]] | start=2007}} {{incumbent succession box | title=[[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]] | before=[[Joe Hockey]] | start=2007}} {{incumbent succession box |title=[[Minister for Education (Australia)|Minister for Education]] | before=[[Julie Bishop]] | start=2007}} {{s-ppo}} {{incumbent succession box | title=Deputy Leader of the<br>[[Australian Labor Party]] | before=[[Jenny Macklin]] | start=2006}} {{end box}} {{Current Australian Cabinet}} {{Current Victoria Representatives}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gillard, Julia}} [[Category:Australian Labor Party politicians]] [[Category:Australians of Welsh descent]] [[Category:Government ministers of Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Cabinet of Australia]] [[Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives]] [[Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Lalor]] [[Category:People from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]] [[Category:University of Adelaide alumni]] [[Category:University of Melbourne alumni]] [[Category:Welsh immigrants to Australia]] [[Category:Women members of the Australian House of Representatives]] [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[cs:Julia Gillardová]] [[cy:Julia Gillard]] [[de:Julia Gillard]] [[fr:Julia Gillard]] [[ko:줄리아 길라드]] [[ms:Julia Gillard]] [[no:Julia Gillard]] [[pl:Julia Gillard]] [[vi:Julia Gillard]] [[wuu:Julia Gillard]] [[zh-yue:茱莉亞傑拉德]] [[zh:茱莉雅·吉拉德]]'