Born 19.10.1942, Sydney, NSW.
Parliamentary Service
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Elected to the Senate for New South Wales 1987 (term deemed to have begun 1.7.1987) and 1990. Resigned 24.2.1994.
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Elected to the House of Representatives for Mackellar, New South Wales, at by-election 26.3.94 vice the Hon. JJ Carlton (resigned). Re-elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.
Committee Service
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Senate Standing: Regulations and Ordinances from 24.9.87 to 18.8.93.
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Senate Legislative and General Purpose Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade from 11.5.90 to 18.8.93.
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Senate Select: Functions, Powers and Operation of the Australian Loan Council from 5.11.92 to 24.2.94.
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Senate Estimates: A from 24.9.87 to 6.5.93; F on 10.9.91; D from 6.5.93 to 24.2.94.
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House of Representatives Standing: Legal and Constitutional Affairs from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Privileges from 20.3.02 to 31.8.04; Procedure from 20.3.02 to 17.10.07; Communications, Information Technology and the Arts from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Family and Human Services from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Industry and Resources from 1.12.04 to 17.10.07; Health and Ageing from 3.2.10 to 19.7.10.
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Joint Statutory: Public Accounts from 7.10.87 to 24.2.94; Public Accounts and Audit from 16.8.05 to 17.10.07 and from 25.9.08 to 19.7.10; Corporations and Securities from 27.2.95 to 29.1.96.
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Joint Standing: Electoral Matters from 25.10.10.
Conferences, Delegations and Visits
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Singapore and Indonesia, October-November 2008.
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Official visits to Malaysia and the Philippines, August 1996; New Zealand, July 1997; UK and France, August-September 1997; Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, November-December 1997; Papua New Guinea, August 1998; Hong Kong and Japan, July-August 1999; Singapore and Malaysia, November 2000; Israel, April 2008.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand, May 2004.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to 112th IPU Conference, the Philippines, and bilateral visit to the Solomon Islands, March-April 2005.
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Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Indonesia, June 2005.
Parliamentary Party Positions
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Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 12.5.89 to 11.4.90, from 17.1.94 to 11.3.96, from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08 and from 8.12.09. Shadow Minister for Public Administration, Federal Affairs and Local Government from 12.5.89 to 11.4.90; Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional Strategy from 17.1.94 to 26.5.94; Shadow Minister for Health from 26.5.94 to 31.1.95; Shadow Minister for Privatisation and Commonwealth/State Relations from 31.1.95 to 11.3.96; Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs from 6.12.07 to 22.9.08; Shadow Minister for Seniors from 8.12.09; Shadow Special Minister of State from 14.9.10.
Party Positions
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President, Liberal Party Balmoral Branch 1973-79.
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Vice-President, Warringah Federal Electorate Conference 1978-80.
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President, Mosman State Electorate Conference 1978-81.
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Vice-President, Liberal Party Women's Group (NSW) 1978-81.
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Member, Liberal Party State Executive (NSW) from 1980.
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Delegate to Liberal Party Federal Council 1982, 1984 and 1985.
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Chair, Liberal Party Annual State Convention (NSW) 1981-85.
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Metropolitan Vice-President, Liberal Party (NSW) 1982-85.
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President, Liberal Party (NSW) 1985-87.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
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Solicitor.
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Company director.
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Bronwyn Bishop, Minister for Aged Care (1998-2001), was elected MHR (Lib) for MackellarNew South Wales on 26 March 1994.
Before entering Federal Parliament Bronwyn Bishop was a Solicitor and Company Director. She was elected to the Senate for NSW in 1987 and resigned on 24 February 1994. In March 1994, Bishop contested the seat of Mackellar at a by-election called upon the resignation of the Hon. J.J. Carlton, and was elected to the House of Representatives. She was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010.
Bishop was Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel from 11 March 1996 to 21 October 1998, and Minister for Aged Care from October 1998 to October 2001. She was Shadow Minister for Public Administration, Federal Affairs and Local Government from 12 May 1989 to 11 April 1990; Urban and Regional Strategy from 17 January 1994 to 26 May 1994; Health from 26 May 1994 to 31 May 1995; and Privatisation and Commonwealth/State Relations from 31 January 1995 to 11 March 1996.
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