Bronwyn Bishop

Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop (born 19 October 1942), an Australian politician, is a Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party representing the Division of Mackellar, New South Wales since 1994. Between 1989 and 1994, Bishop was a Senator for New South Wales, also representing the Liberal Party. Bishop was born in Sydney, New South Wales as Bronwyn Setright, and was educated in Law at the University of Sydney. Bishop first worked as an articled clerk and played an acting role as a barrister in the 1960s Australian television program 'Divorce Court'. She was later admitted to practise law in 1967 as a solicitor and became a company director before entering politics. Having formed an ambition to become a politician, she joined the Liberal Party at the age of 17. Heavily involved in organised politics, Bishop joined Killara Young Liberals in 1961 and during her association with that branch, she became Vice President. Bishop first became a Liberal Party office...