Zebra

A principled, black-and-white thinker who never backs down from an argument.

Kevin Rudd is renowned for his fierce analytical intellect, stubborn conviction, and a near-legendary inability to let a point go unchallenged — whether debating Mandarin with Chinese diplomats or waging a very public war against Rupert Murdoch's media empire. His career is defined by rigid idealism and a subtle arrogance that he is simply right, from his ambitious stimulus response to the GFC to his dogged campaign for a UN Secretary-General role. Like the zebra, Rudd is fiercely loyal to his principles, expects to be taken seriously on his own terms, and will argue his corner with relentless, exhausting persistence.