Julia Gillard, who stepped into the position of Prime Minister yesterday, was born in Wales, and migrated with her family to Australian in 1966.
Coming from a migrant family, and with her electorate situated in Melbourne's western suburbs, an area where a high proportion of the population are migrants, it is hoped that the new prime minister can bring a fresh perspective to the role of Prime Minister.
In Wales, Julia's father John was a coal miner, meaning that aside from being a migrant, Ms Gillard also comes from a working class background.
The Gillard family immigrated to Australia on advice from doctors that Julia would recover from bronchopneumonia, an ailment she had been suffering from as a child, in a warmer climate.
Source:http://www.migrationexpert.com/australia/visa/australian_immigration_news/2010/jun/0/357/new_australian_prime_minister_experienced_immigration_first_hand
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