Julia Gillard (pictured in 2005) keeps most federal ministers in their posts Australia's first woman prime minister (PM), Julia Gillard, has announced the cabinet she'll be taking to the federal election, with no mention of former PM Kevin Rudd. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) voted Mr Rudd out of parliamentary leadership in a special caucus election last week. "The new leader elected unopposed is Julia Gillard and the deputy will be Wayne Swan," Senator Michael Forshaw told media after the caucus. The key differences between Ms Gillard's and Mr Rudd's cabinet are Simon Crean becoming Minister of Education, Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion, replacing Gillard; and Stephen Smith adding Minister for Trade, replacing Crean, to his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Julia Gillard (pictured in 2005) keeps most in their posts Australia's first woman prime minister (PM), Julia Gillard, has announced the cabinet she'll be taking to the federal election, with no mention of former PM Kevin Rudd. The (ALP) voted Mr Rudd out of parliamentary leadership in a special caucus election last week. "The new leader elected unopposed is Julia Gillard and the deputy will be Wayne Swan," Senator told media after the caucus. The key differences between Ms Gillard's and Mr Rudd's cabinet are becoming Minister of Education, Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion, replacing Gillard; and adding Minister for Trade, replacing Crean, to his position as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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