| The Honourable Julie Bishop MC | |
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| 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 | |
| Assumed office 3 January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Amber Forthwaite |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julie Isabel Bishop 17 July 1956 (age 67) Lobethal, Avon |
| Citizenship | Cygnian |
| Political party |  National
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| Spouse(s) | Neil Gillon (1983 – 1988) |
| Alma mater | University of Charlotte |
| Religion | Christianity |
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is a Cygnian politician, serving as the 16th Vice Chancellor of Cygnia from 18 February 2016 to 3 January 2017 under the Turnbull Government, as Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 3 January 2013 to 3 January 2017 under the Abbott and Turnbull Governments, and as Minister for Education from 26 January 2006 to 3 January 2009 under the Howard Government; she also served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Cygnian House of Representatives from 2017 to 2018 and of the National Party from 2016 to 2018. Her longest-held position has been as Member of the House of Representatives for Curtin – one she has held for 21 years since 1997.
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 elections for the seat of Curtin in Perth. She is 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 elections in 2020.
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