Kim Beazley facts for kids

Kim Beazley
His Excellency the Honourable ; Kim Beazley ; AC
33rd Governor of Western Australia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 1 May 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Mark McGowan
Preceded by	Kerry Sanderson
Australian Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 17 February 2010 – 22 January 2016
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd; Julia Gillard; Kevin Rudd; Tony Abbott; Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded by	Dennis Richardson
Succeeded by	Joe Hockey
Leader of the Opposition; Elections: 1998, 2001
	In office; 28 January 2005 – 4 December 2006
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy	Jenny Macklin
Preceded by	Mark Latham
Succeeded by	Kevin Rudd
	In office; 19 March 1996 – 22 November 2001
Prime Minister	John Howard
Deputy	Gareth Evans; Simon Crean
Preceded by	John Howard
Succeeded by	Simon Crean
Leader of the Labor Party
	In office; 28 January 2005 – 4 December 2006
Deputy	Jenny Macklin
Preceded by	Mark Latham
Succeeded by	Kevin Rudd
	In office; 19 March 1996 – 22 November 2001
Deputy	Gareth Evans; Simon Crean
Preceded by	Paul Keating
Succeeded by	Simon Crean
9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
	In office; 20 June 1995 – 11 March 1996
Prime Minister	Paul Keating
Preceded by	Brian Howe
Succeeded by	Tim Fischer
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
	In office; 20 June 1995 – 19 March 1996
Leader	Paul Keating
Preceded by	Brian Howe
Succeeded by	Gareth Evans
Minister for Finance
	In office; 23 December 1993 – 11 March 1996
Prime Minister	Paul Keating
Preceded by	Ralph Willis
Succeeded by	John Fahey
Minister for Employment, Education and Training
	In office; 27 December 1991 – 23 December 1993
Prime Minister	Paul Keating
Preceded by	John Dawkins
Succeeded by	Simon Crean
Minister for Transport and Communications
	In office; 4 April 1990 – 9 December 1991
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Ralph Willis
Succeeded by	John Kerin
Leader of the House
	In office; 15 February 1988 – 11 March 1996
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke; Paul Keating
Preceded by	Mick Young
Succeeded by	Peter Reith
Minister for Defence
	In office; 13 December 1984 – 4 April 1990
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Gordon Scholes
Succeeded by	Robert Ray
Minister for Aviation
	In office; 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Wal Fife
Succeeded by	Peter Morris
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Brand
	In office; 2 March 1996 – 17 October 2007
Preceded by	Wendy Fatin
Succeeded by	Gary Gray
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Swan
	In office; 18 October 1980 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	John Martyr
Succeeded by	Don Randall
Personal details
Born	Kim Christian Beazley ; 14 December 1948 (age 71); Subiaco, Western Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Mary Ciccarelli; (m. 1974; div. 1988) ; Susie Annus; (m. 1990)
Children	3
Parents	Kim Beazley Sr.; Betty Judge
Education	Hollywood Senior High School
Alma mater	University of Western Australia (B.A., M.A.); Balliol College, Oxford (M.Phil.)
Profession	Academic; Politician; Diplomat

Kim Christian Beazley, AC (born 14 December 1948), is an Australian politician. He is the Governor of Western Australia since May 2018.

He was the deputy prime minister of Australia and leader of the Opposition. He worked for the Hawke and Keating Governments before later serving as Ambassador to the United States.

He is seen by political commentators as the "best Prime Minister Australia never had".

Images for kids

Beazley (middle) in 1986
Beazley outside Parliament House, Canberra in July 2004
Beazley in November 2005 declaring Labor would "oppose the Howard Government's industrial relations legislation in every respect, at every stage until the next election".