Birth of Kevin Michael Rudd
Birth of Kevin Michael Rudd
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Kevin Michael Rudd Biography and Timeline
Follow Kevin Michael Rudd through 11 dated historical records for Australia.
Kevin Michael Rudd, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1957–2007Years on this page
1957
1998
Election
Rudd makes his first speech to the Australian Parliament
2001
Election
Appointed the Opposition front bench after the 2001 election and appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointed to the Opposition front bench after the 2001 election and made Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
2003
Invasion of Iraq
strongly criticised the Howard Government over its support for the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent operations there, while maintaining Labors position of support for the Australian-American alliance
2005
Shadow Minister
Rudd is given expanded responsibilities as the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Security and, also, the Shadow Minister for Trade
2006
Party Leader
Elected Party Leader of the Australian Labor Party
2007
Commonwealth of Australia
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Commonwealth
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Kyoto Protocol
Australias new Government formed by the Australian Labor Party fully supports the protocol and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signs the instrument of ratification immediately after assuming office
Prime Minister of Australia
Rudd is sworn in as Prime Minister by Governor of General Michael Jeffery, unlike Labor predecessors, Rudd does not swear allegiance to the Queen of Australia directly but promises to "well and truly serve the Commonwealth of Australia and her people"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.