2010 in politics

none 2010s political history in politics 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 1970s 1980s 1990s 2010–20192010s 2010s 2020s 2030s These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2010. Events thumb|Quentin Bryce swearing in Julia Gillard May May 10 – The 2010 Philippine presidential election was held, and Benigno Aquino III, member of the notable Aquino family, becomes the 15th President of the Philippines, while Jejomar Binay becomes vice-president-elect. May 11 – David Cameron announces he has formed a coalition government between the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats forming the Cameron–Clegg coalition, following the resignation of the former Labour Party Prime Minister Gordon Brown.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8675265.stm Cameron is new UK prime minister 2010-05-12 2019-06-22 en-GBhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/europe/13britain.html Britain's Improbable New Leaders Promise Big Changes Lyall Sarah 2010-05-12 The New York Times 2019-06-22 en-US 0362-4331https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/7712545/David-Cameron-becomes-youngest-Prime-Minister-in-almost-200-years.html David Cameron becomes youngest Prime Minister in almost 200 years Hough Andrew The Daily Telegraph 2010-05-11 2019-06-22 en-GB 0307-1235 June June 24 – Julia Gillard is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Australia after challenging her predecessor Kevin Rudd in a leadership ballot that resulted in his defeat.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100625130706/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm dead June 25, 2010 Gillard ousts Rudd in bloodless coup Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 June 2010https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7854913/Julia-Gillard-A-woman-Prime-Minister-of-Australia-Now-thats-news.html London The Daily Telegraph Matthew Norman Julia Gillard: A woman Prime Minister of Australia? Now that's news 25 June 2010http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/australia.prime.minister/index.html CNN Obama congratulates first female Australian prime minister 24 June 2010 August August 21 – The Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard defeats the Australian Liberal Party led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott in the 2010 Australian federal election. However, it also saw the first hung parliament in the Australian government in seven decades since 1940."Voters leave Australia hanging" ABC News, 21 August 2010"Australia count begins after tight election race", BBC News, 21 August 2010https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11048968 Australia heads for hung parliament 21 August 2010 BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation 21 August 2010 October October 10 – The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved, with the islands being split up and given a new constitutional status.https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html Besluit van 23 september 2010 tot vaststelling van het tijdstip van inwerkingtreding van de artikelen I en II van de Rijkswet wijziging Statuut in verband met de opheffing van de Nederlandse Antillen Zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl 2010-09-23 2015-11-25 September 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914012535/https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2010-387.html live October 11 – Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiated deals with the Palestine on extending the settlement freeze if the Palestinian leadership recognizes Israel as a Jewish state; it was later rejected.Jeffrey Heller Israel makes settlement offer; Palestinians say no Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 October 11, 2010 English May 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210516181247/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-palestinians-israel-idUSTRE69A31M20101011 live October 28 – The second round of the 2010 Brazilian general election was held, and Dilma Rousseff is elected as the first female Brazilian president. Singaporean alliance bloc Singapore Democratic Alliance announced the change of leadership with Desmond Lim taking over long-time opposition figure Chiam See Tong as party's secretary-general, following an unsuccessful negotiation of the inclusion of Reform Party into the alliance in May;Kor Kian Beng Au Yong Jeremy 8 May 2010 Reform Party still in talks with SDA The Straits Times A14Kor Kian Beng Au Yong Jeremy 10 May 2010 SDA-Reform Party alliance: On or off? The Straits Times B5 Chiam's Singapore People's Party would exit the alliance in March 2011.Kor Kian Beng Zakir Hussain Wong Tessa 3 November 2010 Rift widens between SDA leaders and Chiam The Straits Times B6GE: SDA says Chiam pulling SPP out of alliance https://web.archive.org/web/20110305035304/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1113966/1/.html 5 March 2011 , channelnewsasia.com, 2 March 2011Chiam pulls party out of alliance https://web.archive.org/web/20110306133237/http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110303-0000259/Chiam-pulls-party-out-of-alliance 6 March 2011 , Today, 3 March 2011Kian Beng Kor SDA Relieves Chiam of Chairman Duties The Straits Times 2 March 2011 November November 2 – The 2010 United States elections were held, with the Democratic Party winning a majority in the House of Representatives, snapping Republican's trifecta for the first time since 1994. November 13 – Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from her house arrest since her conviction back in 1989.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661 Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi BBC News November 13, 2010 April 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415095738/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11749661 April 15, 2011 live Deaths June June 23 – Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester - Former Welsh Secretary, Energy Secretary and Conservative Party Life peer of the House of Lords.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-walkeronservative-politician-who-served-in-government-under-heath-and-2008689.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-walkeronservative-politician-who-served-in-government-under-heath-and-2008689.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Lord Walker: Durable left-of-centre Conservative politician who served 2010-06-24 The Independent en 2019-06-22August 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/jun/23/lord-walker-of-worcester-obituary Lord Walker of Worcester obituary Aitken Ian 2010-06-23 The Guardian 2019-06-22 en-GB October October 20 – Farooq Leghari - ex President of Pakistan October 27 – Néstor Kirchner - UNASUR Secretary-General and ex Argentine presidenthttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/world/americas/28argentina.html Néstor Kirchner, Ex-Leader of Argentina, Is Dead at 60 Barrionuevo Alexei 2010-10-27 The New York Times 2019-06-22 en-US 0362-4331https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-11654291 Argentina to bury Nestor Kirchner 2010-10-29 2019-06-22 en-GBhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/27/argentina.kirchner.dies/index.html Former Argentina President Kirchner dies suddenly www.cnn.com en 2019-06-22 December December 25 – Carlos Andrés Pérez - President of Venezuela since 1974 to 1979 References Category:Politics by year Category:21st century in politics Category:2010s in politics