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julia gillard

julia eileen gillard -lrb- born 29 september 1961 -rrb- is a former australian politician who served as the 27th prime minister of australia from 2010 to 2013 , as leader of the australian labor party .
she was the first woman to hold either position .
gillard was born in barry , wales , and migrated with her family to adelaide , south australia , in 1966 , attending mitcham demonstration school and unley high school .
in 1982 , she moved to melbourne , victoria .
she graduated from the university of melbourne as a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of laws in 1986 .
in 1987 , gillard joined the law firm slater & gordon , specialising in industrial law , before entering politics .
gillard was first elected to the house of representatives at the 1998 federal election for the seat of lalor .
following the 2001 federal election , she was elected to the shadow cabinet and was given the portfolio of population and immigration .
in 2003 , she took on responsibility for both reconciliation and indigenous affairs and health .
in december 2006 , when kevin rudd was elected as labor leader and became leader of the opposition , gillard was elected unopposed as his deputy .
gillard became the first female deputy prime minister of australia upon labor 's victory in the 2007 federal election , also serving as minister for education , minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for social inclusion .
on , after rudd lost the support of his party and resigned , gillard was elected unopposed as the leader of the labor party , thus becoming the 27th prime minister of australia .
the subsequent 2010 federal election saw the first hung parliament since the 1940 federal election .
gillard was able to form a minority government with the support of a green mp and three independent mps .
on 26 june 2013 , after a leadership spill , gillard lost the leadership of the labor party to rudd .
her resignation as prime minister took effect the following day .
