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'''Kim Christian Beazley''' (born December 14, 1948), son of Kim Edward Beazley, is an [[Australia|Australian]] politician, who was Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] from 1996 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2006.
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'''Kim Christian Beazley''' (born December 14, 1948), son of Kim Edward Beazley, is an [[Australia#System_of_Government|Australian politician]], who was Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party]] from 1996 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2006.
    
Beazley was a minister under [[Bob Hawke]] from 1983 to 1991 and under [[Paul Keating]] from 1991 to 1996. He was Deputy Prime Minister in 1995-1996. Elected Labor Leader in March 1996, he resigned in November 2001 after losing two federal elections. Beazley took up the reigns of [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]  leadership in early 2005 following the acrimonious resignation of [[Mark Latham]]. Beazley was defeated in a party room vote by [[Kevin Rudd]] in December 2006.
 
Beazley was a minister under [[Bob Hawke]] from 1983 to 1991 and under [[Paul Keating]] from 1991 to 1996. He was Deputy Prime Minister in 1995-1996. Elected Labor Leader in March 1996, he resigned in November 2001 after losing two federal elections. Beazley took up the reigns of [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]  leadership in early 2005 following the acrimonious resignation of [[Mark Latham]]. Beazley was defeated in a party room vote by [[Kevin Rudd]] in December 2006.

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