Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is Australia’s Foreign Minister prior to which he served as Prime Minister.
Before entering Parliament in 1998, Mr Rudd worked as a diplomat, as a senior official in the Queensland Government, and as a consultant helping Australian firms to establish and build their business links in China.
In 1988 Mr Rudd returned to Queensland to work as Chief of Staff to the Hon Wayne Goss, the Queensland Opposition Leader. Mr Goss made history the following year, leading the Queensland Labor Party back to government in its first election win since 1956.
In 1998 Mr Rudd contested the seat of Griffith for the second time and was elected to the Parliament of Australia.
On 4 December 2006 Mr Rudd was elected as the 19th leader of the Australian Labor Party, and On November 24 2007 he led the ALP to government, winning 24 seats following the largest electoral swing in an Australian election since 1975. Mr Rudd is only the second Queenslander in Australian history to lead his party to a Federal election victory.
Articles by Kevin Rudd
A plea for Africa: Now is the time for global action
A lot of people, when they look at pictures on the television about the unfolding famine in Somalia, say “we’ve…... Read more
The world has changed a lot, except the threat of violence
Most of us at some stage or another have received an invitation to a school reunion. Although I would hate…... Read more
I believe Gen Y are the future
Sometimes people just get it plain wrong. And that goes for me as well. Often we’ve thought that Generation Y…... Read more
What I saw in Pakistan, and why the world must help
The flooding in Pakistan was an unavoidable natural disaster. The measures we take now will decide if we can avoid…... Read more
Here’s why Fielding should support us on climate
In his first appearance on The Punch, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd blogs on climate change. This piece also appears on…... Read more
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