Gillard, Julia Eileen (1961 - )

Julia Gillard was elected Member of the House of Representatives for Lalor (Victoria) in 1998 and re-elected in 2001 and 2004. She became Deputy Leader of the Opposition (ALP) in December 2006.

Educated at Unley High School (SA) and the Universities of Adelaide and Melbourne, Julia Gillard worked as a solicitor with Slater & Gordon from 1987 to 1990, when she became a partner with the firm. In 1996, Gillard became Chief-of-Staff to John Brumby (then Leader of the Victorian Opposition) and retained her position until her election in 1998.

Gillard has served as Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration (November 2001 to July 2003); Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs (February 2003 to July 2003); Shadow Minister for Health (July 2003 to December 2006); and Manager of Opposition Business (December 2003 to December 2006). She became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in December 2006.

Events

29 September 1961	Born: daughter of John Oliver and Moira Gillard
1980	Member, Adelaide University Union
1981	President, Adelaide University Union
1982	Vice-President, National Education Australian Union of Studies
1982 - 1983	Member, National Let's Develop Education Committee, Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party
1983	President, Australian Union of Students
1987 - 1990	Solictor, Slater & Gordon Solictors
1990 - 1996	Partner, Slater & Gordon Solictors
1993 - 1997	Member, Administrative Committee, Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party
1996 - 1998	Chief of Staff to Leader of the Opposition John Brumby
1998	Elected Member House of Representatives (MHR) for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) for the Victorian electorate of Labor
2001 - 2003	Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration
2003	Shadow Minister for Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs
2003 - 2006	Shadow Minister for Health
2006 -	Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Membership

• EMILY's List Australia (1996 - )

Online Resources

• Parliament House, House of Representatives, 'Ms Julia Gillard MP', http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=83L. [ Details... ]

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. [ Details... ]