0 0 3 – 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Minister ▁for ▁Education ▁and ▁Science ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 ), ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Women ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁lost ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁at ▁multiple ▁leadership ▁sp ills ▁following ▁her ▁initial ▁election . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁as ▁deput y , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁different ▁Liberal ▁leaders — Br end an ▁Nelson , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull , ▁and ▁Tony ▁Abb ott . ▁When ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁returned ▁to ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁election , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁Abb ott ▁Government . ▁She ▁was ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁female ▁foreign ▁minister . ▁Iss ues ▁that ▁arose ▁during ▁her ▁ten ure ▁included ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁foreign ▁aid ▁program , ▁the ▁international ▁military ▁inter vention ▁against ▁I SI L , ▁the ▁shooting ▁down ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Australian ▁citizens ▁by ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Peter ▁D utton ▁challeng ed ▁Turn b ull ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁due ▁to ▁diss atisf action ▁from ▁the ▁party ' s ▁conserv ative