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Who succeeded Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister and kept Peter Garrett as a Minister but in a different position?

  • John Howard

  • Julia Gillard

  • Tony Abbott

  • Malcolm Turnbull

Answer

Julia Gillard succeeded Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia in 2010. She kept Peter Garrett as Minister, but in a different position. This was seen as a move to unify the Labor Party and to ensure that Garrett, who was a popular figure, would remain in the government.
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