Malcolm Turnbull Sworn in as New Australian Prime Minister Tuesday Sep 15,2015

 

Multi-millionaire former banker Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as prime minister of Australia on Tuesday Sep 15,2015, just hours after masterminding a coup against conservative leader Tony Abbott, and pledging a new style of leadership

Malcolm Turnbull is sworn in as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove in Canberra on Tuesday Sep 15,2015

 

 

MalcolmTurnbull is the country's fourth prime minister in just over two years, a recent Australian political tradition the deposed Abbott slammed as a "revolving door" that was not good for the country.

"This is the most exciting time to be an Australian," Turnbull told reporters in the capital before taking the oath.

"This is a turn of events I did not expect, I have to tell you, but it's one that I'm privileged to undertake, and one that I'm certainly up to."

Turnbull, a suave former lawyer, has pledged to run a consultative government, in contrast to Abbott's divisive rule.

"My firm belief is that to be a successful leader in 2015, perhaps at any time, you have to be able to bring people with you by respecting their intelligence in the manner you explain things," he said Monday. "We need advocacy, not slogans."


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Malcolm Turnbull is the 29th Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Ministers of Australia

          Name                                         Term of Office

28) Tony Abbott(Liberal)                      (Sep 18,2013 - Sep 14,2015)
27)Kevin Rudd(Labour)                        (June 27,2013 - Sep 18,2013)
26)Julia Gillard(Labour)                        (June 24,2010 - June 27,2013)
25)Kevin Rudd(Labour)                        (December 03,2007 - June 24,2010)