# Kevin Michael Rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd (21 SEP 1957); child of Albert Edward Rudd; born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia; married Therese Rein.

**Lifespan:** 21 SEP 1957 – ?

## Parents
- [Albert Edward Rudd](/p/albert-edward-rudd-9494.md) (father)

## Spouses
- [Therese Rein](/p/therese-rein-48307.md) — m. 1981

## Timeline
- 21 SEP 1957 — **Born** at Nambour, Queensland, Australia
- FROM 1981 TO 1988 — **Occupation (Diplomat, Department of Foreign Affairs)** — Rudd joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1981 as a graduate trainee. His first posting was as Third Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Stockholm from November 1981 to December 1983. In 1984 he was appointed Second Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Beijing and promoted to First Secretary in 1985. He returned to Canberra in 1987.
- 1981 — **Graduated (BA (Hons), Australian National University)** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Graduated from the Australian National University in 1981 with honours in Chinese studies.
- FROM 1988 TO 1991 — **Occupation (Chief of Staff to Wayne Goss)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Chief of staff to Wayne Goss, first as Queensland Opposition Leader and, from Goss's election as Premier in 1989, as Premier.
- FROM 1991 TO 1995 — **Occupation (Director-General of the Cabinet Office, Queensland)** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Head of the Queensland Office of Cabinet under the Goss government. He presided over a number of reforms, including development of a national program for teaching foreign languages in schools, and chaired a working group whose report is frequently cited as "the Rudd Report".
- FROM 1996 TO 1998 — **Occupation (Senior China Consultant, KPMG Australia)** — Senior China Consultant for the accounting firm KPMG Australia, between leaving the Queensland public service and entering federal parliament.
- FROM 3 OCT 1998 TO 22 NOV 2013 — **Member for Griffith, House of Representatives** at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia — Elected to the House of Representatives for the Queensland division of Griffith in 1998 and re-elected in 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013, sitting for the Australian Labor Party. Griffith covers eastern Brisbane. He resigned from parliament on 22 November 2013.
- FROM 25 NOV 2001 TO 10 DEC 2006 — **Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Opposition spokesman on foreign affairs and a member of the shadow cabinet. He also held the shadow portfolios of International Security from 8 December 2003 and Trade from 24 June 2005, both until 10 December 2006.
- FROM 4 DEC 2006 TO 3 DEC 2007 — **Leader of the Opposition** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament, having been elected Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party on 4 December 2006. He led Labor to victory at the 2007 federal election.
- FROM 4 DEC 2006 TO 24 JUN 2010 — **Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — First term as federal parliamentary leader of the Australian Labor Party, spanning his period as Leader of the Opposition and his first prime ministership.
- FROM 3 DEC 2007 TO 24 JUN 2010 — **Prime Minister of Australia** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Sworn in as the 26th prime minister of Australia on 3 December 2007 following Labor's win at the 2007 federal election, serving until 24 June 2010. He sat in cabinet as a Cabinet Minister over the same period.
- FROM 14 SEP 2010 TO 26 FEB 2012 — **Minister for Foreign Affairs** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Gillard government. In the role he attended official meetings across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas on behalf of Australia.
- FROM 26 JUN 2013 TO 13 SEP 2013 — **Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Second term as federal parliamentary leader of the Australian Labor Party, ending after the 2013 federal election.
- FROM 27 JUN 2013 TO 18 SEP 2013 — **Prime Minister of Australia** at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia — Second term as prime minister of Australia, from 27 June to 18 September 2013, again sitting as a Cabinet Minister. He announced his resignation from parliament in November 2013.
- 10 JUN 2019 — **Title (AC)** — Appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) on 10 June 2019.
- 2022 — **Graduated (DPhil, University of Oxford)** — Completed a DPhil at Jesus College, Oxford, in 2022, after leaving parliament.
- FROM 20 MAR 2023 TO 31 MAR 2026 — **Ambassador of Australia to the United States** — Appointed the 23rd Ambassador of Australia to the United States, succeeding Arthur Sinodinos. The appointment was announced on 20 December 2022 by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong; he assumed the position on 20 March 2023 and his tenure ended on 31 March 2026. The post is at the Australian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

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