First Gillard Ministry First Gillard Ministry The First Gillard Ministry (Labor) was the 66th ministry of the Australian government and was led by the prime minister, Julia Gillard. It succeeded the first Rudd Ministry upon its swearing in by the Governor-General of Australia, Quentin Bryce, on 24 June 2010. It was replaced by the second Gillard Ministry on 14 September 2010 after the 2010 election. The change in ministry followed a series of events on 23–24 June that led to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, first calling a leadership ballot within the governing Labor Party after being challenged by his deputy, Julia Gillard,
Quentin Bryce about her … it's about us." Although the Australian republican movement supported her comments, head of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy David Flint stated that "There's this sense of division that she's created and the position is not intended to be divisive—it's intended to unite and be above politics." The Prime Minister Tony Abbott supported her right to comment, saying "It's more than appropriate for the Governor-General, approaching the end of her term, to express a personal view on a number of subjects, and that's what she was doing." Queensland: New South Wales: Quentin Bryce Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce (née