Julia Gillard New Board Chair at Global Partnership for Education

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As Australia's Prime Minister from 2010 to 2013 and throughout her career in public office, including as Minister of Education, Gillard distinguished herself as a passionate and effective champion for education. In October 2013 , she was named Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for Universal Education by the Brookings Institution in Washington , D.C.  

In her new role with the Global Partnership for Education, she will advocate to get out-of-school children in some of the world's poorest countries in school for a quality education.

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Global Partnership for Education, Alice Albright , welcomed Ms. Gillard's appointment, calling her " ."

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