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Julia Gillard
27th Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013) & First Woman to Hold the Office | Founder & Chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership | Bestselling Author
Julia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia and the first woman to hold the office, leading the country from 2010 to 2013. Since leaving politics, she has become one of the world's foremost champions of women's leadership as founder and chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, and chairs the global science foundation Wellcome. A bestselling author, she gives audiences a rare, firsthand perspective on leading at the top.
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Julia Gillard biography
Leadership speaker Julia Gillard made history as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, and the first and only woman ever to hold the office. Leading one of the world’s major economies from 2010 to 2013, and steering it through the aftermath of the global financial crisis, she delivered landmark national reforms in education, disability care, and health. Since leaving politics, she has become one of the world’s most influential voices on leadership, and in particular on the barriers women face in reaching and exercising it.
A lawyer by training who specialized in employment law before entering politics, Gillard was elected to Australia’s Parliament in 1998 and became the country’s first woman Deputy Prime Minister in 2007, before rising to the top job. In October 2012, she drew worldwide attention for a speech in Parliament on the treatment of women in professional and public life, a moment that resonated far beyond Australia and made her a global reference point on gender and power. In 2017 she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, the nation’s highest honor.
A Global Champion of Women’s Leadership
Today, Gillard chairs some of the world’s most significant institutions. She is the founder and inaugural chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London and its sister institute in Australia, dedicated to closing the gap in women’s representation in leadership, and chair of Wellcome, a global foundation supporting science to solve urgent health challenges. She also chairs the mental-health organization Beyond Blue, previously chaired the Global Partnership for Education, and is the author of the bestselling memoir My Story and, with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons.
As a speaker, Julia Gillard is candid, warm, and deeply authoritative, sharing the hard-won lessons of leading a nation and of forging a path where none existed before. She speaks on women’s leadership and gender equality, leadership and resilience, the importance of education, mental health and wellbeing, and what her own journey reveals about power, perception, and courage. Audiences leave both inspired by her story and equipped with practical, evidence-based insight into building a world where leadership is open to everyone.
Julia Gillard Speaking Videos
Julia Gillard Lecture 2025
40th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture - The Hon Julia Gillard AC
Julia Gillard Keynote Topics
As the first woman to lead Australia, and now the founder of a global institute dedicated to women's leadership, Julia Gillard is one of the world's most authoritative voices on gender and power. Drawing on her own experience and on the research behind her book Women and Leadership, co-authored with the head of the World Trade Organization, she explores the very real barriers women still face, how perceptions of leadership are shaped by gender, and what individuals and organizations can do to change them. Candid, evidence-based, and genuinely empowering.
Few people know what it truly takes to lead at the highest level, and to keep going through intense scrutiny and setbacks, like Julia Gillard. In this keynote she shares the leadership lessons of guiding a nation: how to make difficult decisions, deliver lasting reform, stay resilient under relentless pressure, and lead with conviction and humanity. An honest, inspiring talk on courage, resilience, and effective leadership for executives, teams, and emerging leaders alike.
As chair of the mental-health organization Beyond Blue and of the global science foundation Wellcome, Julia Gillard is a leading advocate for mental health and wellbeing. She made mental health a national priority as Prime Minister and continues that work today. In this keynote she explores why wellbeing matters for individuals, workplaces, and societies, how leaders can build healthier and more supportive cultures, and why investing in mental health is both a moral and a practical imperative. A thoughtful, important talk for our times.
Julia Gillard has spent much of her career championing education, reforming it at every level as Prime Minister and later chairing the Global Partnership for Education, which works to get every child into school. In this keynote she makes the case for education as the single most powerful driver of opportunity, equality, and prosperity, especially for girls and in the developing world, and shares what it takes to deliver real, lasting change. An inspiring, big-picture talk on investing in human potential.
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Why Julia Gillard?
Booking Julia Gillard brings audiences a genuine trailblazer, the first and only woman to lead Australia, and one of the world's most respected voices on leadership and gender equality. She offers the rare, firsthand perspective of someone who governed a major nation, delivered landmark reforms, and forged a path where none existed before, and who now chairs some of the world's most significant institutions in women's leadership, science, and mental health. Candid, warm, and deeply authoritative, she connects her extraordinary experience to practical, evidence-based insight audiences can use. She is ideal for events on leadership, women's empowerment, education, mental health and wellbeing, and global affairs. To bring Julia Gillard to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Julia Gillard?
Julia Gillard is an Australian leader, lawyer, and author who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, the first and only woman to hold the office, as well as the country's first woman Deputy Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, she delivered major national reforms in education, disability care, and health, and led Australia's economy through the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Since leaving politics, she has become a leading global advocate for women's leadership as founder and chair of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London and in Australia. She also chairs the global foundation Wellcome and the mental-health organization Beyond Blue, previously chaired the Global Partnership for Education, and is the bestselling author of My Story and Women and Leadership. In 2017 she was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.
What is Julia Gillard known for regarding women and leadership?
Julia Gillard is one of the world's most prominent champions of women's leadership. As the first woman to lead Australia, she became a global reference point on gender and power, most famously in October 2012, when she delivered a speech in Parliament on the treatment of women in professional and public life that received worldwide attention and is still widely referenced today. Since leaving office, she has made advancing women's leadership her central mission, founding and chairing the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, which uses research, practice, and advocacy to address women's under-representation in leadership. She also co-authored the acclaimed book Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and hosts a podcast exploring women's lives and leadership.
What topics does leadership speaker Julia Gillard cover?
Julia Gillard speaks on women's leadership and gender equality, leadership and resilience, mental health and wellbeing, and the power of education. Her keynotes suit events on leadership, women's empowerment, education, mental health, and global affairs, for corporate, government, and academic audiences. To book Julia Gillard as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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