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Do you need to be born in Australia to become an Australian prime minister?
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∙ 9y ago
One does not need to be born in Australia to become Prime Minister, but one does need to be an Australian citizen.
Australia's first foreign-born Prime Minister was John 'Chris' Watson, who was born in Chile. George Reid was a Scotsman. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia from 2010-2013, was born in Wales but became a naturalised Australian citizen in 1974.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agono.but they must be an Aussie citizen
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