On 2 March 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that Carr would fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate caused by the resignation of Mark Arbib, and would become the new Minister for Foreign Affairs in succession to Kevin Rudd.
Carr would fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate. This was what Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced on 2. This Australian Senate is caused by the resignation of Mark Arbib. March 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard would become the new Minister for Foreign Affairs in succession to Kevin Rudd. This is on 2.