First Rudd ministry
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The first Rudd ministry (Labor) was the 64th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 26th Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. The first Rudd ministry succeeded the Fourth Howard Ministry, which dissolved on 3 December 2007 following the federal election that took place on 24 November which saw Labor defeat John Howard's Liberal–National Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the First Gillard Ministry on 24 June 2010 following the resignation of Rudd as Prime Minister after a successful leadership challenge by Julia Gillard.[1]
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First Rudd ministry | |
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64th ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 3 December 2007 |
Date dissolved | 24 June 2010 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Michael Jeffery Quentin Bryce |
Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
Deputy Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
No. of ministers | 32 (plus 14 Parliamentary Secretaries) |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Majority government 83 / 150 |
Opposition cabinet | Nelson Turnbull Abbott |
Opposition party | Liberal–National coalition |
Opposition leader | Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott |
History | |
Election(s) | 24 November 2007 |
Legislature term(s) | 42nd |
Predecessor | Fourth Howard Ministry |
Successor | First Gillard Ministry |
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