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,
Randy Bryce attended college at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, but did not receive a degree and served in the Army after graduation from high school, obtaining the rank of sergeant. According to Politifact, Bryce is currently on his 4th run for office in 6 years. Bryce ran for state assembly in 2012, losing in the Democratic primary 30% to 70%. Bryce and nine others ran for Racine School Board in 2013, but failed to get in the top six and move on to the general election. In 2014, Bryce ran for State Senate, he was defeated 61 percent to 39 percent,