Julie Bishop
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Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July, 1956), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the seat of Curtin in Western Australia.
Bishop was born in Lobethal, South Australia, and was educated at 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 Adelaide law firm Mangan Ey & Bishop, where she became a partner. In 1983 she relocated to Perth where she practised as a commercial litigation solicitor at Robinson Cox (now Clayton Utz). She became a partner of Clayton Utz in 1985, and managing partner in 1994. In 1996 she attended Harvard Business School in Boston and completed the Advanced Management Program for Senior Managers.
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.
Bishop was appointed Minister for Ageing in 2003, before being promoted to Minister for Education, Science and Training in the cabinet reshuffle on 24 January, 2006.
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