Meet Philip Ruddock, Author of NATION BUILDING

Meet the Author - Philip Ruddock

This is Philip Ruddock’s first-hand account of his life in politics and his years as Australia’s longest-serving Immigration Minister. It traces his role in reshaping the migration system,  helping to build a younger, stronger and more globally connected nation. It also argues that multiculturalism is central to Australia’s success, making new Australians part of our shared story and vital to our collective strength. Above all, this is his account of how immigration built modern Australia and why it’s central to our future.

Philip Ruddock is Australia’s second longest-serving federal parliamentarian and its longest-serving Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. First elected in 1973, he served in the House of Representatives for 43 years and held the immigration portfolio from 1996 to 2003, overseeing major reforms to Australia’s migration program. Ruddock also served as Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation, and Attorney-General.

 

 

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