What is Julie Bishop (politician)?
{{redirect|Julie Bishop|the actress|Julie Bishop (actress)}} [[File:Julie Bishop 2014.jpg|thumb|Bishop in August 2014.]] '''Julie Isabel Bishop''' (born 17 July 1956) is an [[Australians|Australian]] [[politician]]. She was the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] from 18 September 2013 to 26 August 2018. She also served as [[Liberal Party of Australia|Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party]] from 29 November 2007 to 24 August 2018. For her efforts made in the aftermath of [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]], she was given a medal of merit by the [[Netherlands]] at the [[NATO]] summit in [[Newport]], [[Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://australia.nlembassy.org/news/2014/09/mfa-medal.html|title=Medal of Merit|publisher=Embassy, Consulate-General and Consulates, Australia|date=5 September 2014|accessdate=14 March 2015|archive-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908092433/http://australia.nlembassy.org/news/2014/09/mfa-medal.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2019, she has been the [[chancellor]] of the [[Australian National University]] (ANU).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/julie-bishop-to-replace-gareth-evans-as-anu-chancellor-20190801-p52cwk|title=Julie Bishop to replace Gareth Evans as ANU chancellor|author=Bolton, Robert|work=The Australian Financial Review|date=1 August 2019|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref> Bishop was born in [[Lobethal, South Australia|Lobethal]], [[South Australia]]. She was married to Neil Gillon from 1983 until 1988. She is a [[Christian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/sundayprofile/stories/s1615674.htm|title=Julie Bishop: Australia's newest female Member of Cabinet|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=16 April 2006|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Julie Bishop}} * {{Official website|http://www.juliebishop.com.au/}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Julie}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living peopl