Rudd government (2013)

Rudd government (II)
In office
27 June – 18 September 2013
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Dame Quentin Bryce
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Party	Labor
Status	Minority
Origin	Rudd wins 2013 Labor leadership spill
Demise	Rudd loses 2013 federal election
Predecessor	Gillard government
Successor	Abbott government

This article is part of a series about Kevin Rudd
Early life Diplomatic career Goss government Member for Griffith (1998–2013) Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Shadow Minister for Trade 2006 Labor Party leadership spill Prime Minister of Australia First term of government (2007–2010) Apology to the Stolen Generations Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Immigration policies Australia 2020 Summit GFC stimulus Home Insulation Program Royal Commission OzCar affair Resource Super Profits Tax National Broadband Network 2010 Labor Party leadership spill Minister for Foreign Affairs 2012 Labor Party leadership spill 2013 Labor Party leadership spill Second term of government (2013) Papua New Guinea Solution Ministries First Ministry Second Ministry Elections 2007 2013
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The second Rudd government was the federal executive Government of Australia led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party. It commenced on 27 June 2013 and ceased on 18 September 2013.^[1] Rudd had previously served a term as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010 and been replaced by his deputy Julia Gillard, following an internal party spill. Rudd regained the Labor Party leadership by successfully re-challenging Gillard in a June 2013 party spill. On 5 August, Rudd called an election for 7 September 2013, which resulted in the defeat of his government by the Liberal/National Coalition led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.