Canberra, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Australian Prime Minister Elect Kevin Rudd presented his cabinet on Thursday.
Speaking at a news conference, Rudd said that he wants Australia to have a good educational system and the best way to achieve that goal is to appoint Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard as education minister.
Gillard is the second in command in the Labor Party and is the first Australian woman to be appointed deputy prime minister.
Wayne Swan and Lindsay Tanner were appointed economy and finance ministers, respectively, while Simon Crean and Steven Smith will be the new trade and foreign ministers, respectively.
Penny Wong will head the Ministry of Climate Change and Water Resources, while former rock star Peter Garrett will lead the Environment, Heritage and Arts Ministry.
Wong and Garrett will accompany Rudd at the UN conference on climate change, scheduled for next month in Bali, Indonesia.
The new government was appointed during a meeting with members of the Labor Party who won seats in Parliament.
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