Bronwyn Bishop, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bronwyn Bishop

Australian politician and former Speaker of the House

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1942

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: solicitor, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bronwyn Bishop

  • Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (née Setright; born 19 October 1942) is an Australian former politician.
  • She was a member of federal parliament for almost 30 years, the longest period of service by a woman.
  • A member of the Liberal Party, she was a minister in the Howard Government from 1996 to 2001 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. Bishop was born in Sydney and worked as a lawyer before entering politics.
  • She served as state president of the New South Wales Liberals from 1985 to 1987, and then won election to the Senate at the 1987 federal election.
  • She became the state's second female senator and the first to be popularly elected.
  • In 1994 Bishop switched to the House of Representatives, winning a by-election for the Division of Mackellar.
  • She was a shadow minister under John Hewson, Alexander Downer, and John Howard. In 1996 Bishop was appointed Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel in the newly-elected Howard Government.
  • She was made Minister for Aged Care in 1998, but lost her place in the ministry after the 2001 election.
  • Bishop returned to the shadow ministry after the Liberal–National Coalition lost the 2007 election.
  • In 2013, following the election of the Abbott Government, she was elected Speaker of the House.
  • She resigned in mid-2015 after being caught in the centre of a travel-expenses scandal, and was defeated for Liberal preselection at the 2016 election, ending her parliamentary career.
  • As of 2019 she is a political commentator at Sky News Live.

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