Bronwyn (Setright) Bishop AO MP

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Biography

Bishop, The Hon. Bronwyn Kathleen, MP

Australian, Speaker, Australian Government; born: 19 October 1942, Sydney, Australia

Bronwyn Bishop (nee Setright) was born in 1942, the daughter of opera singer Kathleen Congreve. She decided at a very young age that she wanted to become a politician, joining the Liberal Party at age 17 and the Killara Young Liberals in 1961.

Parents: Thomas Francis Setright and Kathleen Annie Setright (née Congreve);

She began a law degree but dropped out when she got engaged. Bishop first worked as an articled clerk and played an acting role as a barrister in the 1960s Australian television program Divorce Court.

She later gained her professional qualification from the Solicitors’ Admission Board and was admitted to practice law in 1967 as a solicitor, becoming a company director before entering politics in 1973 where she served in various roles as a Liberal Party office-holder until 1987.

In 1987, Bishop was the first woman to be popularly elected as a Senator for New South Wales. In 1989, Andrew Peacock made her Shadow Minister for Public Administration, Federal Affairs and Local Government. She proved an aggressive debater against the Australian Labor Party, particularly with Foreign Minister Gareth Evans.

Sources

• http://theaimn.com/call-me-madam/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronwyn_Bishop
• http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/international-year-book-and-statesmens-who-s-who/bishop-the-hon-bronwyn-kathleen-mp-SIM_person_38103?s.num=33&s.rows=100