Bronwyn Bishop
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The Honourable Bronwyn Bishop |
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| 29th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 12 November 2013 – 2 August 2015 |
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| Deputy | Bruce Scott |
| Preceded by | Anna Burke |
| Succeeded by | Tony Smith |
| Minister for Aged Care | |
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In office 21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Peter Staples |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Andrews |
| Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel | |
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In office 11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Gary Punch |
| Succeeded by | Warren Snowdon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Mackellar |
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In office 26 March 1994 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Carlton |
| Succeeded by | Jason Falinski |
| Senator for New South Wales | |
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In office 11 July 1987 – 24 February 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Sir John Carrick |
| Succeeded by | Bob Woods |
| Personal details | |
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Bronwyn Kathleen Setright 19 October 1942 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Alan David Bishop (1966–1992, div.) |
| Residence | Newport, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater |
Cremorne Girls High School University of Sydney (discontinued) |
| Occupation | Solicitor and Company Director |
| Website | Personal website |
Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (née Setright; born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Speaker of the House of Representatives, holding the office between 12 November 2013 and 2 August 2015.
Bishop served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party, representing the Division of Mackellar in New South Wales from 1994 to 2016. Earlier, between 1987 and 1994, she represented New South Wales in the Senate. Bishop held portfolios in the outer ministry during the first two terms of the Howard Government, serving as Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel from 1996 to 1998 and as Minister for Aged Care from 1998 to 2001. In October 2014, she surpassed Kathy Sullivan's record for the longest period of parliamentary service by a woman.
From July 2015, Bishop was subject to sustained intense media and public scrutiny regarding her use of parliamentary entitlements, including a helicopter charter to a party fundraiser during her time as speaker. Although Prime Minister Tony Abbott had originally been one of her strongest allies, she eventually lost his support, resigning from the speakership and moving to the backbench on 2 August to be replaced as speaker by Tony Smith.
On 16 April 2016, Bishop was defeated by Jason Falinski in a Liberal Party preselection ballot (51 votes to 39) for the Division of Mackellar at the 2016 federal election.
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