Kevin Rudd: spoiler or saviour?
ABCSome in the Labor Party see former prime minister Kevin Rudd as the reason for the Government's parlous position in the polls. Kevin Rudd Born September 21, 1957 Elected as MP for Griffith in 1998 Elected Opposition Leader in December, 2006 Elected Prime Minister in December, 2007 Ousted by Julia Gillard in June 2010 Foreign Minister from September 2010 to February 2012 For his part, Mr Rudd, the former diplomat, has said he is a changed man, having taken on board the criticisms levelled at him from disgruntled colleagues in the wake of his 2010 removal. They then formed a fractious relationship from September 2010 until February 2012 with Mr Rudd as prime minister Gillard’s foreign minister. Wayne Swan called Mr Rudd’s tenure "dysfunctional", Tony Burke described an office paralysed by chaos, while Stephen Conroy said Mr Rudd had "contempt" for his colleagues. After sitting out ballots for the Labor leadership during the tenures of Crean, Kim Beazley and Mark Latham, Mr Rudd assumed the position in December 2006 with Ms Gillard as his deputy.
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