The Honourable Julie Bishop | |
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13th Chancellor of Cygnian National University | |
Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Gareth Evans |
16th Vice Chancellor of Cygnia | |
In office 18 February 2016 – 3 January 2017 | |
Chancellor | Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Warren Truss |
Succeeded by | Tanya Plibersek |
Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office 3 January 2013 – 3 January 2017 | |
Chancellor | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by | Penny Wong |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 3 January 2017 – 24 August 2018 | |
Leader | Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Tanya Plibersek |
Succeeded by | Josh Frydenberg |
Minister for Education | |
In office 26 January 2006 – 3 January 2009 | |
Chancellor | John Howard |
Preceded by | Brendan Nelson |
Succeeded by | Tanya Plibersek |
Member of the House of Representatives for Curtin | |
In office 3 January 1997 – 3 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Amber Forthwaite |
Succeeded by | Celia Hammond |
Personal details | |
Born | Julie Isabel Bishop 17 July 1956 (age 67) Lobethal, Avon |
Citizenship | Cygnian |
Political party | 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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