Person

Kevin Rudd

b. 1957 · 20th century

Kevin Rudd was the Labor prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again briefly in 2013. His government ratified the Kyoto Protocol, delivered the national apology to the Stolen Generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in February 2008, and used fiscal stimulus to keep Australia out of recession during the global financial crisis.

Kevin Rudd
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