On June 24, 2010, a major earthquake broke out in Australian politics, and the beautiful deputy prime minister Gillard forced the palace, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd resigned, and Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister. As we all know, the Cabinet is Australia's highest decision-making body, and the highest executive leader is the Prime Minister. As a result, Gillard became Australia's most powerful man overnight.
It is worth noting that Girard is a very iconoclastic person, which is quite different from the image of the leader in everyone's impression. She came from a poor background, did not have tough backstage support, and was ridiculed for her thick nasal voice and poor dress. She is a woman, not in line with the tradition of male leaders dominating politics.
She has never been married, childless, and not in line with worldly ideals. After she became prime minister, she wore sexy barless outfits in public, which caused controversy...
What kind of person is Girard like? How did she rise to the prime minister's throne? What interesting things happened to her? For more information, see below.
Girard was born on September 29, 1961, in a small valley town in Wales, England. Her father worked in a coal mine for a meagre salary and came from a poor family. Due to the cold and humid weather in the valley, Girard developed severe bronchitis at the age of 3 and spent a week in an oxygen mask before being out of danger, and has since often developed lung infections. To make Girard recover as quickly as possible, her parents took her to the warm southern Australian city of Adelaide when she was 5 years old.
After migrating to Australia, Girard's family conditions have not improved significantly. Her mother had given Gillard a typewriter, and in her opinion, her daughter would have some secretarial skills, so she would not have to worry about losing her job in the future, and it would be good to be able to live her life in peace. But his father, who dropped out of school early, insisted that getting his children a good education was his motivation. In order to complete his daughter's education, he worked in various jobs, including police officer, grocery store clerk, etc.
The hard work of her parents had a great impact, and she said at her first press conference after becoming prime minister: "I was born into a hard-working family; They taught me the value of hard work, the value of respect, and let me do my part for society. This led me to eventually become the Prime Minister of Australia.
Girard not only excelled from an early age, but also had extraordinary leadership qualities. Although her father was not highly educated, he was very concerned about politics and had a subtle influence on Gilad. In high school, Gillard began to emerge, she found that science teachers often favored male students, so she led her classmates to protest, set off a lot of turmoil, and became a school celebrity.
Girard graduated with straight A from high school and went on to study literature and law at the University of Adelaide. Because of his outstanding grades and eloquence, Gillard was elected vice-president of the Australian Federation of Students in 1983. Gillard then transferred to the University of Melbourne and was elected president of the Australian Union of Students.
In 1986, Gillard graduated from University with a double major in law and literature from the University of Melbourne. After that, Gillard went to work for a firm. During his time at the law firm, Girard focused on labor arbitration cases, defending workers who suffered unfair treatment. Gillard did an excellent job, not only made many union friends, but also became the youngest partner in the law firm.
Gillard has done a great job as a lawyer, but her ambition is not there. As early as her student days, the seeds of politics were planted in her heart. However, Girard's transition to politics has been very difficult. Since 1993, Gillard has applied for Labour's caucuses three times in a row, but have unfortunately been turned away. But Gillard was not discouraged by successive failures, but gathered strength in a calm mood. In 1998, Gillard was finally elected to the Labour constituency of Lalo, which is considered to be officially entering politics. At this time, she was 37 years old, although she was no longer young, she was beautiful and elegant, and there were many suitors around her, but she was always single.
Gillard, who has just entered politics, has a very difficult road. Because of her thick nasal voice, coupled with her poor hairstyle and dress, she is often the target of ridicule. Because she is not a native Australian, some people sarcastically Gillard: like a stumbling outsider, she has not integrated into Australian native life at all. Gillard was not angry at the ridicule and sarcasm of others, but won more and more people's appreciation for his outstanding performance.
Between 1998 and 2001, Gillard served in the Australian House of Representatives and served on the Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Industrial Relations. In 2001, after Gillard's Labour Party lost the election, Gillard joined the shadow cabinet as Minister for Population and Immigration.
Girard was 40 years old at this time, but still not married and had no children. However, Girard soon reaped a romantic love. In 2004, Gillard often went to a barbershop in Melbourne for haircuts, met hairstylist Matheson and quickly fell in love. When Girard was to be interviewed by the television media, Matheson often got up at four or five o'clock in the morning to carefully design a suitable hairstyle for Gillard to make her look more beautiful.
However, Girard never intended to get married, because she had more important things to do than get married. Perhaps, for a career-minded woman like Girard, marriage is not a very important thing, just enjoy love.
In December 2006, Gillard teamed up with Rudd to challenge Labour leader Beazley. In the end, Rudd won the position of leader of the Labour Party, and Gillard was elected deputy leader. In November 2007, Gillard teamed up with Rudd to overthrow Howard and win the election. Rudd became prime minister, while Gillard served as deputy prime minister.
Prior to this, Gillard had been Labour's shining star in Parliament, hailed as "Labour's best performer in Parliament". In Rudd's cabinet, Gillard is seen as Labour's most successful senior figure. Before Kevin Rudd took office, the leadership of the Labour Party changed frequently and was fiercely competitive, and Gillard was expected to be the leader of the party many times, but she never participated in the leadership battle and chose to assist Rudd wholeheartedly. However, after Rudd took office, Gillard finally chose to force the palace.
On the evening of June 23, 2010, a hurried telephone rang in Rudd's prime minister's office. The call was from Gillard, who asked for an urgent appointment with Rudd. At the time, Rudd was attending a celebratory cocktail party. When Rudd returned to the office, Gillard was already waiting. After seeing Rudd, Gillard said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I ask you to hold elections immediately to vote on who should be the leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Rudd saw Gillard's attitude so tough and understood that he was trying to force himself out of office. Rudd still tries to persuade Gillard, but Gillard is unmoved. In the end, Rudd had to back down and promised to hold elections immediately. The next day, 112 Labour delegates went to the polls, Gillard was elected Labour leader and prime minister with 70 votes, and Rudd was ousted.
Gillard's forced move on Rudd was due to strong discontent over the two systems he had implemented, making it likely that his Labour Party would lose the election. For example, the introduction of a tax on resource excess profits for overseas companies, but these large companies have made Australian miners large and small bear 40% of the burden by passing on costs, causing serious protests. At first, Girard firmly supported Rudd, but after seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, Girard finally chose to force the palace.
On 24 June 2010, Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister. On August 21, Australia held a federal general election, and after actively campaigning for Green Party MPs and independent MPs, Gillard was finally re-elected.
After Gillard became prime minister, he was extremely amiable and negotiable in his handling of affairs, which was considered an advantage for women in politics. As early as the Rudd administration, foreign students staged mass demonstrations to denounce the government for not protecting their interests. When the mining tax pitted Labour against the miners, Gillard actively negotiated with the miners and eventually brought the two sides to an agreement.
Girard has always been so approachable that some media have criticized her for "not looking like a prime minister" and lacking the solemnity and authority of a prime minister. In fact, Girard is a very relaxed and quiet person who likes to joke and do what most people do, including changing his hairstyle from time to time. Traditional politicians rarely change their hairstyles to create a calm and reliable image, but Gillard's hair is short in length and often in different colors.
It is particularly noteworthy that Girard also likes to wear sexy low-cut clothes, which has caused controversy. During a parliamentary session, Girard wore a very sexy blouse, and the ravines on his chest were clearly visible. After the photos of the conference were released, many traditional people criticized it. For example, the female writer Collier criticized:
Prime Minister Gillard's exposed cleavage is not what I want to see. In my opinion, that is inappropriate, disrespectful to oneself and disrespectful to Australian society, and it is even more unprofessional to dress like this during a parliamentary session. In every workplace, we have the right fit. The dress code is not about personal display, it's about the behavior of leaders.
But this statement immediately caused dissatisfaction among many Australian women, who posted photos showing their breasts on social networking sites to show their support for Gillard. Jenna Price, the promoter of the campaign, said: "We want to put out this fear of unreasonable women's breasts, and we used photos to let Collier and her supporters know this fact.
In addition, Girard was born into a poor family, and it was education that changed her destiny. Gillard believes that education is the engine of opportunity, and in order to make children enjoy a fairer and better education, Gillard continues to invest in schools, providing a series of education subsidies for families with an annual income of less than $100,000, and insisting on using websites popular with parents to monitor schools.
Compared with Rudd, Gillard's interest in diplomacy is significantly lower. When attending the Asia-Europe Meeting, Gillard made it clear that it was not his strength or interest to interact with foreign dignitaries, and he preferred to watch children learn in Australian schools than to participate in international conferences.
I wonder what everyone thinks of Australia's beautiful Prime Minister Gillard? Thanks for reading, welcome to communicate!