Mr. Rudd sworn in as Australian Prime Minister

According to VNA correspondent in Sydney, on the morning of June 27, in the capital Canberra, Mr. Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia, witnessed by Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce.

Governor-General Quentin Bryce has wished Kevin Rudd well in serving the Australian people. The new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has pledged to do his best.

New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. (Source: AP)

Kevin Rudd's swearing-in ceremony took place after he won a confidence vote against Prime Minister Julia Gillard to lead the ruling Labor Party on the evening of June 26.

This is Mr. Kevin Rudd's second time as Prime Minister of Australia. Previously, he led the ruling Labor Party and served as Prime Minister from December 2007 to June 2010.

Thus, Mr. Kevin Rudd, born on September 21, 1957 in Queensland state, has returned to the position of prime minister after 3 years of having to give up the chair of the head of the Australian cabinet to Ms. Julia Gillard, the first female prime minister of this country.

The vote of confidence in the Labor Party leadership was held at the request of Prime Minister Gillard after a request from Kevin Rudd's supporters amid a continued decline in the reputation of the Labor Party and Ms. Gillard herself. Recent opinion polls also show that the Labor Party could suffer a heavy defeat in the upcoming general election./.

According to (TTXVN) - DT