▁Chair man ▁Ma o "; ▁the ▁remark ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁her ▁speech . ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁elected ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ; ▁Br end an ▁Nelson ▁was ▁elected ▁Le ader . ▁In ▁a ▁ball ot ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁room ▁members , ▁Bishop ▁comfort ably ▁won ▁with ▁ 4 4 ▁votes , ▁one ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁her ▁two ▁compet itors , ▁Andrew ▁Rob b ▁( with ▁ 2 5 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁Christopher ▁Py ne ▁( with ▁ 1 8 ▁votes ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Tre as urer ▁by ▁Nelson ' s ▁successor ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁port folio . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁however , ▁she ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁that ▁position , ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁media ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁her ▁colle agues ▁were ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁her ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁role . ▁She ▁was ▁instead ▁given ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁After ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁elected ▁Liberal ▁Le ader ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁leadership ▁sp ill , ▁Bishop ▁retained ▁her ▁roles ▁as ▁Deput