Julie Bishop (politician)

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Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop (born July 17, 1956 in Lobethal , South Australia ) is an Australian politician of the conservative Liberal Party . From 2013 to 2018 she was Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.

Life

After finishing school, Bishop studied at Adelaide University . After completing her studies, she worked as a lawyer at Clayton Utz, as a partner from 1985 and as a managing partner from 1994 to 1998.

She has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998 for the constituency of Curtin in Perth , which includes the affluent districts of Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Nedlands, Subiaco City and Swanbourne . Bishop was Minister of Education and Science under Prime Minister John Howard from 2006 until the 2007 election defeat .

Since 2007 she has served as vice-chairman of the parliamentary group of the Liberals under the chairmen Brendan Nelson , Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott . After a renewed change of power on September 7, 2013 Bishop was on September 18, 2013 Australian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tony Abbott. On August 28, 2018, she resigned and was replaced by Marise Payne . On February 21, 2019, Bishop announced her retirement from politics.

She has been the rector of the Australian National University since 2020 .

The Anglican Bishop lives in Perth and spent five years married to Neil Gillion.

Web links

Commons : Julie Bishop  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. a b c About Julie Bishop - Hon. Julie Bishop MP. Retrieved August 23, 2018 (American English).
  2. ^ The Australian: Julie Bishop: All the right moves. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
  3. ^ Scott Morrison announces new ministry with Julie Bishop replaced by Marise Payne as foreign affairs minister. abc.net.au, August 26, 2018, accessed on August 29, 2018 (English).
  4. ^ Julie Bishop: Ex-contender for Australian PM to leave politics. BBC News, February 21, 2019, accessed February 21, 2019 .
  5. ^ Paul Karp: Julie Bishop: Coalition should lead world on climate despite 'missteps' on bushfires. In: The Guardian of February 6, 2020.