Australia’s first female prime minister is the next chair of U.K. charity Wellcome.
Julia Gillard, who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, will succeed Eliza Manningham-Buller at Wellcome. Manningham-Buller steps down from her position in April 2021.
Gillard is currently chair of the Global Partnership for Education and Australian nonprofit Beyond Blue.