how long was kevin rudd prime minister

Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s prime minister twice, for a total of a bit under four years across both terms.

Time in office

• First term: 3 December 2007 to 24 June 2010, just over two and a half years.

• Second term: 27 June 2013 to 18 September 2013, a little under three months.

• Combined, this means Kevin Rudd was prime minister for roughly three years and nine months in total.

Quick Scoop on context

• Rudd first became prime minister after defeating John Howard’s government at the 2007 federal election.

• His first term ended when Julia Gillard replaced him as Labor leader in June 2010, after internal party tensions.

• He later returned briefly in 2013 after winning back the Labor leadership, before losing the 2013 election and leaving office again that September.

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