Robyn McSweeney
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Robyn Mary McSweeney (born 9 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2017, representing the region of South West.[1]
McSweeney was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia. She was educated at Bridgetown and Manjimup high schools, and gained a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology.[2]
McSweeney was the Minister for Child Protection, Community Services, and Seniors and Volunteering, having held these portfolios as shadow minister prior to the Coalition's election in 2008.[3] During her time in office, she was also Minister for Youth and Minister for Women’s Interests.[4]
In 2015, she published the biography of her great-grandfather, Albert Edmund Cockram, an importer of racehorses.[5][6]
In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.[4]
References
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- ↑ Parliament of Australia website, Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921-2020, article dated December 9, 2020
- ↑ Australian Women’s Register website, McSweeney, Robyn Mary
- ↑ Department of Premier and Cabinet – Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC
- ↑ a b The Quality Shop website, Queen’s Birthday Honours, article dated July 5th 2022
- ↑ Amazon website, Robyn Mary McSweeney
- ↑ Museum of Perth website, Albert Edmund Cockram king of the racecourse 1870-1943
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- 21st-century Australian politicians
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- Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Council