Commonwealth Government of Australia beginning 27 June 2013 - period in office of Prime minister Rudd, Kevin ending on 18 September 2013
Period in office of prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Parliamentary support during period
Coalition partner 1
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
House of Representatives elections contested as prime minister or after which became prime minister (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Prime minister at election | Prime minister's party | Prime minister after election | Prime minister's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM 7 September 2013 | Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party | Anthony John (Tony) Abbott | Liberal Party |
| COM 24 November 2007 | John Winston Howard | Liberal Party | Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party |
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Notes
Change of party leader: Beginning of Rudd's second period in office: At a meeting held on 26 June 2013, the Parliamentary Labor Party voted to depose Gillard as leader of the Australian Labor Party and replace her with Rudd. There had been dissention in the caucus over the leadership, and increasing concern with falling support for the Labor government in the electorate.
Rudd was commissioned as Prime Minister of an Australian Labor Party minority government on 27 June 2013 after the Governor-General received assurances from Rudd that the five Independent members and one Australian Greens member of the House of Representatives would support a vote of confidence in the new government. Two other ministers were also commissioned (deputy prime minister and treasurer) to form an interim ministry until a full ministry could be commissioned.
The full ministry of thirty was sworn in on 1 July 2013, with twenty ministers in the cabinet, and ten in the outer ministry.
Sources
The Australian, 27 June 2013, online here (a subscription may be required) [accessed 20 September 2015].