Author Biography
Born in Wales, Julia Gillard emigrated to Australia with her family and grew up in Adelaide. Sworn in as the 27th prime minister of Australia in June 2010 she served in that office until June 2013. As prime minister Julia Gillard delivered nation-changing policies, including reforming Australian education, creating an emissions trading scheme, improving the provision of health, aged and dental care and restructuring the telecommunications sector. In October 2012, Julia Gillard received worldwide attention for her speech in parliament on the treatment of women in professional and public life. After departing politics, Julia Gillard has accepted roles at the University of Adelaide and the Brookings Institution and was appointed chair of the Global Partnership for Education, an international initiative made up of nearly 60 developing countries, donor governments, international organisations, the private sector and civil society groups
