Kevin Rudd is not the first PM from Queensland...or is he the first to stay in elected government.

Andrew Fisher was born in Scotland in August 1862, but shifted to Queensland and married Gympie's Margaret Fisher on December 31, 1901.
Fisher represented the seat of Gympie (later called Wide Bay) from 1893 to 1915.

Nambour-born and bred Kevin Rudd might repeat Andrew Fisher's heritage from the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Fisher served three terms as Australian prime minister, from November 1908 to June 1909, from April 1910 to June 1913 and from September 1914 to October 15.

Queenslander Artie Fadden, born in Ingham in North Queensland, was Prime Minister for six weeks from August 29 to October 7 in 1941. He also spent a total of two years as prime minister while Robert Menzies was in Britain from 1949 to 1958. Fadden as Country Party leader was Australian Treasurer and established the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Francis Forde was the most recent Queenslander to  be prime minister, but served just eight days. Born in Mitchell, outside Roma his eight-day term was Australia's shortest-ever term as Australian prime minister. Forde served just eight days as prime minister from July 6 to 13 in 1945, but served three terms as an MP in central Queensland around Rockhampton. His place in history was assured in 1945 when he led Australia's delegation to the conference in San Francisco to the United Nations.

Forde is remembered as the MP who "erased" the Brisbane line, which would split Australia's defence lines at Brisbane and like Rudd didn't give up on political life after losing the Prime minister ship (he like Rudd was ousted by a collegue). Ford went on to the Queensland State Parliament...which is clearly saying something....yes Queensland is the Pinnacle place to be.