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Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin from 1998 to 2019.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday as his special envoy for Myanmar, a post that has been vacant for 10 months as the ...
Prominent moderates include former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, [14] former Foreign Affairs Minister and former Deputy Leader Julie Bishop, [15] former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne, [16] former Attorney-General George Brandis, [17] and former Liberal-turned-independent MP Julia Banks.
The position of deputy party leader, held by Julie Bishop, was also declared vacant. [37] Shortly after the secret ballot, party whip Nola Marino announced that Turnbull had won the challenge, with 48 members of the federal Liberal Party caucus voting for him, while 35 voted for Dutton. [37] Bishop retained her role as deputy leader unopposed.
Turnbull defeated Abbott, 54 votes to 44, becoming the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and Prime Minister-nominee. Julie Bishop retained her position of deputy leader defeating Kevin Andrews 70 votes to 30. [4] With no contender, a February 2015 leadership spill motion had seen Abbott defeat a motion to spill the leadership 61 votes to 39.
Julie Bishop [10] Minister for Education, Science and Training: 2006–2007 Liberal Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs: 2013–2018 Julia Gillard [11] Deputy Prime Minister: 2007–2010 Labor Minister for Education: Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations: Minister for Social Inclusion ...
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Liberal Leader, Julie Bishop. Julie Bishop became the first woman to represent Australia as Minister for Foreign Affairs. In Opposition, Abbott and Bishop pledged that a Coalition government would shift Australia's foreign policy focus to be "less Geneva, more Jakarta". [29]
A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a Sydney church that sparked a riot on Monday, police said, just two days after the Australian city was rocked by a mass ...