Julia Gillard, a British born "Ten Pound Pom" who first came as a child emigrant to Australia for health reasons, has risen from humble roots to become her adopted country's first woman Prime Minister.
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Australia's new female leader, an unmarried, childless, avowed atheist, now leads a fragile coalition government, relying on the support of Green and independent MPs, with just a majority of just one seat.
Julia Eileen Gillard was born on September 29, 1961 in Barry, the Welsh port town.
