Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister of Australia
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| March 2024 | Penny Wong clarified that Kevin Rudd would remain as ambassador even if Donald Trump won the presidential election. |
| March 2024 | Former US president Donald Trump criticized Kevin Rudd, calling him 'nasty' and stating that he would be removed as US ambassador if Trump won the 2024 presidential election. |
| March 2023 | He was appointed as Australia's Ambassador to the United States by the Albanese government. |
| March 20 2023 | Kevin Rudd officially assumed his position as the Australian Ambassador to the United States. |
| 2022 | Rudd completed a DPhil at Jesus College, Oxford. |
| 2021 | Rudd announced his next book, The Avoidable War, which focuses on the relationship between the United States and China and discusses how to prevent conflict between the two nations. |
| March 2021 | Rudd published The Case for Courage as part of Monash University Publishing's In the National Interest series, addressing Rupert Murdoch's influence on the Australian media landscape and strategies for the Labor Party's future. |
| February 2021 | Peta Credlin, a Sky News commentator, issued an on-air apology to Rudd as part of a confidential legal settlement regarding defamation over comments she made about him and his petition. |
| October 25 2020 | Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull publicly supported Rudd's petition, tweeting that he signed it. |
| 2018 | Kevin Rudd published the second volume of his autobiography, The PM Years, which covers his prime ministership, the events leading to his removal, and his subsequent return to the position in 2013. |
| October 2017 | In October, Kevin Rudd launched the first volume of his autobiography, Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose, which chronicles his life until he became prime minister in 2007. |
| 2016 | Published his book 'Not for the Faint of Heart: A Political Memoir', reflecting on his political experiences. |
| October 21 2016 | On 21 October 2016, Rudd was awarded an honorary professorship at Peking University. |
| July 28 2016 | Rudd asked the Australian Government to nominate him for Secretary-General of the United Nations, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declined the request after the Cabinet was divided on his suitability. |
| November 5 2015 | On 5 November 2015, Kevin Rudd was appointed to chair Sanitation and Water For All, a global partnership aimed at achieving universal access to drinking water and adequate sanitation. |
| 2014 | In 2014, Rudd joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a distinguished statesman, and was appointed a distinguished fellow at both the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago and Chatham House in London. |
| 2014 | In early 2014, Kevin Rudd left Australia to work in the United States and was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he worked on a major research effort on the future of US-China relations. |
| October 2014 | In October 2014, Rudd became the first president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City. |
| September 2014 | In September 2014, Rudd was appointed Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism at the International Peace Institute in Vienna, Austria. |
| February 8 2014 | A by-election was held in the electorate of Griffith to select a successor for Rudd, with Terri Butler representing the Labor Party. |
| January 11 2014 | Kevin Rudd campaigned with Terri Butler in a low-key appearance to support her candidacy for the Griffith by-election. |
| November 2013 | Resigned from Parliament after losing the election, ending his parliamentary career. |
| November 22 2013 | Rudd formally submitted his resignation in writing to the Speaker, Bronwyn Bishop, officially ending his parliamentary career. |
| November 13 2013 | Kevin Rudd announced that he would soon resign from Parliament during his valedictory speech to the House of Representatives, expressing a desire to dedicate more time to his family. |
| September 18 2013 | Following the Labor Party's loss in the federal election, Kevin Rudd resigned as Prime Minister for the second time. |
| September 7 2013 | A federal election was held in Australia. |
| September 7 2013 | Federal election is held. |
| August 4 2013 | Kevin Rudd announced that he visited Governor-General Quentin Bryce to request the dissolution of Parliament and called for a federal election to be held on 7 September. |
| June 2013 | In June 2013, Kevin Rudd's leadership was challenged during a spill, leading to significant changes in the Australian political landscape. |
| June 27 2013 | Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia for a second term, becoming the second Labor Prime Minister to have a second non-consecutive term. |
| June 26 2013 | On June 26, 2013, Julia Gillard initiated a leadership spill to prevent any challenges to her position. Kevin Rudd announced his intention to challenge Gillard for the leadership. Following the ballot, Rudd won with a vote of 57 to 45, reclaiming leadership of the Labor Party for the second time. |
| June 10 2013 | On 10 June 2013, significant doubts arose about Julia Gillard's leadership position due to a loss of support in the Labor caucus, leading to speculation about Kevin Rudd as a potential replacement. |
| May 2013 | Rudd announced a change in his position on same-sex marriage, stating that he believed the secular Australian state should recognize it, while opposing any compulsion for churches to marry same-sex couples. |
| May 14 2013 | It was announced that receipts from the MRRT were expected to be less than $200 million. |
| May 14 2013 | It was announced that the expected receipts from the Minerals Resource Rent Tax would be less than $200 million. |
| March 21 2013 | On 21 March 2013, Kevin Rudd was reported to be considering nominating for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party during a leadership spill called by Prime Minister Julia Gillard following a request from Simon Crean. However, Rudd ultimately chose not to stand, and Gillard was elected unopposed. |
| 2012 | Julia Gillard won the leadership election with a majority of 71 votes compared to Rudd's 31 votes, after which Rudd returned to the backbenches, reiterating his commitment not to challenge her leadership again. |
| October 2012 | The government revised down its forecasts for the MRRT, suggesting it would only bring in $2 billion for the financial year. |
| May 2012 | The Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) was introduced in the budget following Rudd's replacement by Julia Gillard. |
| March 13 2012 | Senator Bob Carr was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, succeeding Rudd following his resignation. |
| February 2012 | In February 2012, Kevin Rudd faced leadership tensions within the Australian Labor Party, leading to a leadership spill. |
| February 29 2012 | Kevin Rudd announced his candidacy for the Labor leadership election, promising not to initiate further challenges against Gillard should he lose. |
| February 27 2012 | A leadership election was announced by Gillard for the morning, where she would stand as a candidate following Rudd's resignation. |
| February 22 2012 | Rudd announced his resignation as Minister for Foreign Affairs, citing Prime Minister Gillard's failure to support him against character attacks as a reason for his departure. |
| February 22 2012 | Kevin Rudd resigned from his position, leading Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan to criticize him as 'dysfunctional'. Rudd stated that he did not believe Prime Minister Gillard could win against the Coalition in the upcoming election. |
| 2011 | Fair Work Australia mediated the industrial disputes involving Qantas, showcasing the new bureaucracy's active role in industrial relations under Rudd's reforms. |
| 2011 | After the TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Rudd offered Australian field hospitals and disaster victim identification teams for recovery efforts and sought briefings following a nuclear plant explosion. |
| 2011 | Following the Egyptian revolution and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, Rudd called for constitutional reform and a clear timetable towards free and fair elections. |
| October 2011 | Queensland MP Graham Perrett announces he would resign and force a by-election if Labor replaces Gillard with Rudd, potentially costing Labor its parliamentary majority. |
| March 2011 | In response to the Libyan civil war, Rudd announced that the international community should enforce a no-fly zone. |
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