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Kevin Rudd

Prime Minister of Australia, 2007 to 2010 and 2013

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Apologized to Australia’s Stolen Generations, ratified the Kyoto Protocol and steered Australia through the global financial crisis without a recession.

Kevin Rudd sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly nature-first on environment and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Kevin Rudd sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Kevin Rudd

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Political views closest to Kevin Rudd

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…96%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.96%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.95%

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