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'''Julie Isabel Bishop''' (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]].<ref name="SMH_Nelson_wins">{{cite news |title=Nelson wins Liberal leadership |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/nelson-wins-liberal-leadership/2007/11/29/1196037040072.html |publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=29 November 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2007 }}</ref> She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to hold the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She is currently the Opposition's Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. |
'''Julie Isabel Bishop''' (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian loser of a politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]].<ref name="SMH_Nelson_wins">{{cite news |title=Nelson wins Liberal leadership |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/nelson-wins-liberal-leadership/2007/11/29/1196037040072.html |publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=29 November 2007 |accessdate=29 November 2007 }}</ref> She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to hold the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She is currently the Opposition's Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and being a major loser. |
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She has been a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] since 1998, representing the seat of [[Division of Curtin|Curtin]] in Western Australia. She was a minister in the [[Howard government]] until the defeat of the Liberal/National [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] at the [[Australian federal election, 2007|election held on 24 November 2007]]. On 27 November 2007 she announced she was running for the position of Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She won the ballot on 29 November 2007 and became the party's first female Deputy Leader. |
She has been a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] since 1998, representing the seat of [[Division of Curtin|Curtin]] in Western Australia. She was a minister in the [[Howard government]] until the defeat of the Liberal/National [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] at the [[Australian federal election, 2007|election held on 24 November 2007]]. On 27 November 2007 she announced she was running for the position of Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She won the ballot on 29 November 2007 and became the party's first female Deputy Leader. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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[[Image:JulieBishop.jpg|left|thumb|Julie Bishop in 2007]] |
[[Image:JulieBishop.jpg|left|thumb|Julie Bishop in 2007]] |
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Bishop was born in [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]], South Australia, and was educated at the [[St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School]], the [[University of Adelaide]] and the [[Harvard Business School]]. She graduated from the University of Adelaide with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1978, and subsequently practised as a barrister and solicitor at the [[Adelaide]] law firm Mangan, Ey & Bishop, where she was a partner. In 1983 Bishop married property developer Neil Gillion, however they divorced five years later.<ref name="trueblue">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/true-blue-to-her-boots/2007/09/06/1188783415598.html?page=3 |title=True blue to her boots |date=11 October 2003 |author=Mark Davis |work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=4 October 2009}}</ref> Bishop has not remarried since. She relocated to [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] after getting married where she practiced as a commercial litigation solicitor at [[Robinson Cox]] (now [[Clayton Utz]]). She became a partner of Clayton Utz in 1985, and managing partner of the Perth office in 1994. In 1996 she attended Harvard Business School in [[Boston]] and completed the Advanced Management Program for Senior Managers. |
Bishop was born in [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]], South Australia, and was educated at the [[St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School]], the [[University of Adelaide]] and the [[Harvard Business School]]. She graduated from the University of Adelaide (much to the university's dismay) with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1978, and subsequently practised as a barrister and solicitor at the [[Adelaide]] law firm Mangan, Ey & Bishop, where she was a partner. In 1983 Bishop married property developer Neil Gillion, however they divorced five years later.<ref name="trueblue">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/true-blue-to-her-boots/2007/09/06/1188783415598.html?page=3 |title=True blue to her boots |date=11 October 2003 |author=Mark Davis |work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=4 October 2009}}</ref> Bishop has not remarried since. She relocated to [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] after getting married where she practiced as a commercial litigation solicitor at [[Robinson Cox]] (now [[Clayton Utz]]). She became a partner of Clayton Utz in 1985, and managing partner of the Perth office in 1994. In 1996 she attended Harvard Business School in [[Boston]] and completed the Advanced Management Program for Senior Managers. |
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She is now a bankrupt loser begging for money on the streets of boringsville. |
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NO BODY CARES ABOUT HER |
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Bishop was Chair of the Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia, a Senate Member of [[Murdoch University]], a director of the [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) and a director and fellow of the [[Australian Institute of Management]]. She has also served on the Council of Governors of the Lions Ear and Hearing Institute.<ref name="newkid">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/10/1065676160190.html?from=storyrhs |title=New kid on the block |date=11 October 2003 |author=Michelle Grattan |work=The Age |accessdate=28 November 2007}}</ref> |
Bishop was Chair of the Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia, a Senate Member of [[Murdoch University]], a director of the [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) and a director and fellow of the [[Australian Institute of Management]]. She has also served on the Council of Governors of the Lions Ear and Hearing Institute.<ref name="newkid">{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/10/1065676160190.html?from=storyrhs |title=New kid on the block |date=11 October 2003 |author=Michelle Grattan |work=The Age |accessdate=28 November 2007}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:27, 25 August 2010
Julie Bishop | |
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| Deputy Opposition Leader | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Julia Gillard |
| Constituency | Curtin |
| Majority | 13.57%[1] |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Costello |
| Minister for Education, Science and Training | |
| In office 24 January 2006 – 3 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Julia Gillard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1956 |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian loser of a politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.[2] She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to hold the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She is currently the Opposition's Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and being a major loser.
She has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the seat of Curtin in Western Australia. She was a minister in the Howard government until the defeat of the Liberal/National Coalition at the election held on 24 November 2007. On 27 November 2007 she announced she was running for the position of Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She won the ballot on 29 November 2007 and became the party's first female Deputy Leader.
Biography
Bishop was born in Lobethal, South Australia, and was educated at the St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, the University of Adelaide and the Harvard Business School. She graduated from the University of Adelaide (much to the university's dismay) with a Bachelor of Laws in 1978, and subsequently practised as a barrister and solicitor at the Adelaide law firm Mangan, Ey & Bishop, where she was a partner. In 1983 Bishop married property developer Neil Gillion, however they divorced five years later.[3] Bishop has not remarried since. She relocated to Perth after getting married where she practiced as a commercial litigation solicitor at Robinson Cox (now Clayton Utz). She became a partner of Clayton Utz in 1985, and managing partner of the Perth office in 1994. In 1996 she attended Harvard Business School in Boston and completed the Advanced Management Program for Senior Managers. She is now a bankrupt loser begging for money on the streets of boringsville. NO BODY CARES ABOUT HER Bishop was Chair of the Town Planning Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia, a Senate Member of Murdoch University, a director of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) and a director and fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. She has also served on the Council of Governors of the Lions Ear and Hearing Institute.[4]
Member of Parliament
Bishop won pre-selection for the seat of Curtin, Western Australia in 1998, and went on to win the seat for the Liberal Party at the Federal Election later that year against the sitting member and former Liberal turned independent, Allan Rocher, who had held the seat since 1981.
Following the Liberals' February 2001 State election loss by Richard Court to Geoff Gallop, Bishop was mooted as a possible contender for the leader of the state opposition.[4] Initially Court had announced that he would stay on as opposition leader, but had secretly negotiated a deal under which she would leave the Federal Parliament and factional opponent Colin Barnett would move to Canberra.[5] The deal soon collapsed however with Court resigning and Bishop declaring that the arrangement wasn't bizarre, but "... innovative, different."[4] Barnett took over the position.
Minister in the Howard Government
Bishop was appointed Minister for Ageing in 2003. She was later promoted to Minister for Education, Science and Training and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues in the cabinet reshuffle on 24 January 2006 and served in those positions until the defeat of the Coalition government at the federal election held on 24 November 2007.
Bishop's education policies centred on the development of national education standards as well as performance-based pay for teachers.[6] On 13 April 2007, the Australian State Governments expressed opposition to Bishop's policies, notably those relating to performance pay. In the 2007 Budget, the Federal Government announced a $5b "endowment fund" for higher education, with an express goal of providing world-class tertiary institutions in Australia.[7]
Some of Bishop's comments, such as "the states have ideologically hijacked school syllabi and are wasting $180 million in unnecessary duplication" have been criticised by teachers. An advance media kit for a recent speech claimed parts of the present curriculum came "straight from Chairman Mao", however the reference was dropped from her speech.[8][9][10]
Shadow Ministry and Deputy Liberal Leader
Following the Coalition's loss at the 2007 election, Bishop was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party under Brendan Nelson on 29 November 2007. In a ballot of Liberal party room members, Bishop prevailed with 44 votes, one more than the combined total of her two competitors: Andrew Robb (25 votes) and Christopher Pyne (18 votes).[11] On 22 September, Bishop was offered the role of Shadow Treasurer by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull, making her the first woman to hold the portfolio of any major party at the federal level. On 16 February 2009, she resigned from the position of Shadow Treasurer, due to dissatisfaction within Liberal ranks over her performance.[12] The shadow treasury portfolio was taken over by Joe Hockey, while Bishop moved to Foreign Affairs, whilst maintaining her position of Deputy Leader.[13] On 1 December 2009, Tony Abbott was elected leader. Bishop retained the deputy role.[14].
In 2010 Bishop defended the suspected forgery of Australian passports by Mossad, saying that Australia had forged passports to use overseas in the past.[15] This drew criticism from the government, who questioned her suitability as a decision maker in Australian foreign policy.[16] She later claimed to have been misunderstood and issued a statement indicating that: "I have no knowledge of any Australian authority forging any passports of any nation."[17]
References
- ^ "House of Representatives Division First Preferences". Results.aec.gov.au. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Nelson wins Liberal leadership". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ Mark Davis (11 October 2003). "True blue to her boots". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ a b c Michelle Grattan (11 October 2003). "New kid on the block". The Age. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
- ^ "New WA Liberals leader takes on divided party (transcript)". 7:30 Report. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
- ^ "Rudd revolution will take more than rhetoric – Opinion –". Smh.com.au. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Hon Julie Bishop MP – Budget 2007–08 Media Releases". Dest.gov.au. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ "Thatcher v Mao – what a week for ideology". Opinion. 7 October 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
Lead: The latest shots in the culture wars were fired this week in a skirmish that has all the hallmarks of a carefully planned political campaign aimed at jolting Australians out of their complacency.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Justine Ferrari (6 October 2006). "Canberra to seize syllabus from states". Education. The Australian. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
Education Minister Julie Bishop will attack state education bureaucrats and accuse them of hijacking school curriculums, distorting them with "Chairman Mao" type ideologies in a speech to the History Teachers Association of Australia today.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Michael Turtle (13 April 2007). "States reject performance pay for teachers". PM program. ABC (Radio National). Retrieved 6 May 2007.
Julie Bishop took in an ambitious plan for national standards in schooling, but none of her proposals were accepted in their original form.
- ^ Nelson sinks Turnbull, The Age, 29 November 2007.
- ^ "Bishop quits as shadow treasurer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Coorey, Phillip (16 February 2009). "Bishop to quit as shadow treasurer: SMH 16/2/2009". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
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- ^ May 26, 2010 12:00AM (26 May 2010). "Liberal Deputy Julie Bishop 'jeopardising' security over passport claim". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lester, Tim (25 May 2010). "Australia forges passports too, says Bishop". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Australian expulsion of Israeli diplomat triggers bitter domestic political furor, by Rod McGuirk, The Canadian Press, 26-05-2010
External links
- Personal website
- Search or browse Hansard for Julie Bishop at OpenAustralia.org
- Use dmy dates from August 2010
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Curtin
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- Harvard Business School alumni
- University of Adelaide alumni
- Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Fellows of the Australian Institute of Management