It will be interesting to see Wayne's responce.
September 22, 2008
JULIE Bishop will take the treasury portfolio in the new look Coalition front bench announced by federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull today.
Ms Bishop, who is also deputy Liberal leader, had been widely expected to take the high-profile position shadowing Treasurer Wayne Swan.
She is the first woman to hold the treasury portfolio in either the federal government or opposition.
Chris Pearce will be finance spokesman, while Tony Smith will be deputy treasury spokesman.
"We have put together an economic team to provide leadership that has been so sadly lacking from the Rudd government,'' Mr Turnbull said in Canberra.
The reshuffle was forced by a change of leadership in the Liberal party last week, when Mr Turnbull defeated Brendan Nelson by four votes after Dr Nelson called a spill.
Dr Nelson declined a front bench position last week, while former immigration minister Chris Ellison announced he would retire from politics.
bishop first woman in treasury portfolio
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