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When did Mark Latham become the leader of the Australian Labor Party?

  • 2001

  • 2003

  • 2002

  • 2004

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Mark Latham became the leader of the Australian Labor Party in 2003. He was elected as leader by the party's national conference after the previous leader, Simon Crean, resigned. Latham was a controversial figure and his leadership was marked by conflict with the party's left wing. He was eventually defeated in a leadership challenge by Kevin Rudd in 2006.
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