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The Honourable
Julie Bishop
Julie Bishop 2014
13th Chancellor of Cygnian National University
Assumed office
1 January 2021
Preceded byGareth Evans
16th Vice Chancellor of Cygnia
In office
18 February 2016 – 3 January 2017
ChancellorMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byWarren Truss
Succeeded byTanya Plibersek
Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
3 January 2013 – 3 January 2017
ChancellorTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byKevin Rudd
Succeeded byPenny Wong
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
3 January 2017 – 24 August 2018
LeaderMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byTanya Plibersek
Succeeded byJosh Frydenberg
Minister for Education
In office
26 January 2006 – 3 January 2009
ChancellorJohn Howard
Preceded byBrendan Nelson
Succeeded byTanya Plibersek
Member of the
House of Representatives
for Curtin
In office
3 January 1997 – 3 January 2021
Preceded byAmber Forthwaite
Succeeded byCelia Hammond
Personal details
Born Julie Isabel Bishop
17 July 1956 (age 67)
Lobethal, Avon
Citizenship Cygnian
Political party NUP emu blue National
Spouse(s) Neil Gillon (1983 – 1988)
Alma mater University of Charlotte
Religion Christianity


Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is a former Cygnian politician who was the 16th Vice Chancellor of Cygnia from 2016 to 2017, Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2013 to 2017, Minister for Education from 2006 to 2009, and Member of the House of Representatives for Curtin from 1997 until her retirement from politics in 2021. She is currently serving as the 13th Chancellor of Cygnian National University.

Bishop grew up in Adelaide Hills and was educated at the St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, later attending the University of Charlotte. Prior to entering politics, she was managing partner of major Cygnian law firm Clayton Utz.

Bishop began her political career as a member of the House of Representatives during the 1996 federal election for the seat of Curtin in Perth. She was the first female Deputy Leader of the National Party.

After Malcolm Turnbull was replaced as National leader by Scott Morrison in the 2018 leadership spills, Bishop resigned from the Shadow Cabinet and returned to the backbench of the National congressional caucus. On 21 February 2019, Bishop announced that she would retire from Congress at the next federal election in 2020. She was succeeded as Member for Curtin by Celia Hammond.

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