Kim Beazley

:For Kim Beazley's father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley.

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Kim Christian Beazley (born December 14, 1948), Australian politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and has been Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition since 28 January 2005. He previously held these positions from 1996 to 2001, when he resigned after losing two federal elections. He was returned unopposed to the Labor Party leadership following the resignation of Mark Latham and the withdrawal of two other candidates.

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December 14 - 1948 - Australian - Australian Labor Party - 28 January - 2005 - 1996 - 2001 - Mark Latham

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Beazley was born in Perth, Western Australia. His father, also called Kim Beazley and now generally known as Kim Beazley senior, was Labor MP for Fremantle from 1945 to 1977. The younger Kim was educated at Hollywood High School in Perth, at the University of Western Australia, where he gained an MA, and at Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar 1973), where he gained a Master of Philosophy degree. While at Oxford, he became close friends with Tony Blair and Geoff Gallop (now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Premier of Western Australia respectively).

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Perth - Western Australia - Kim Beazley senior - Labor - Fremantle - 1945 - 1977 - University of Western Australia - Oxford University - Rhodes Scholar - 1973 - Tony Blair - Geoff Gallop - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom - Premier of Western Australia

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After returning to Australia, he tutored and lectured in politics at Perth's Murdoch University before being elected MP for the seat of Swan at the 1980 election.

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Murdoch University - Swan - 1980

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