   bronwyn kathleen bishop (born 19 october 1942) is an australian politician who is the 29th and current speaker of the house of representatives, holding the office since 12 november 2013. bishop is a member of the australian house of representatives for the liberal party, representing the division of mackellar in new south wales since 1994. between 1987 and 1994, bishop was a senator for new south wales, also representing the liberal party. bishop served under prime minister john howard as minister for defence industry, science and personnel from 1996 to 1998 and as minister for aged care from 1998 to 2001. == early years and education == born in sydney as bronwyn kathleen setright, bronwyn bishop undertook a five-year llb program at the university of sydney.{{cite web| titl
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