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Mr John ROBERTSON

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Date of Birth: 16/11/1962
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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Shadow Minister for the Illawarra 11 Apr 2011 11 Dec 2013 2 years 8 months 1 day
Shadow Minister for Western Sydney 11 Apr 2011 05 Jan 2015 3 years 8 months 26 days
Leader of the Opposition 31 Mar 2011 05 Jan 2015 3 years 9 months 6 days
Member for Blacktown 26 Mar 2011 25 Aug 2017 6 years 5 months
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 26 Mar 2011 25 Aug 2017 6 years 5 months
Minister for the Central Coast 05 Jun 2010 28 Mar 2011 9 months 24 days
Minister for Transport 21 May 2010 28 Mar 2011 10 months 8 days
Minister for Commerce 08 Dec 2009 21 May 2010 5 months 14 days
Minister for Energy 08 Dec 2009 21 May 2010 5 months 14 days
Minister for Public Sector Reform 08 Dec 2009 21 May 2010 5 months 14 days
Minister Industrial Relations 08 Dec 2009 21 May 2010 5 months 14 days
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment 14 Sep 2009 04 Dec 2009 2 months 21 days
Minister for Energy 14 Sep 2009 04 Dec 2009 2 months 21 days
Minister for Corrective Services 30 Jan 2009 04 Dec 2009 10 months 5 days
Minister for Public Sector Reform 30 Jan 2009 04 Dec 2009 10 months 5 days
Special Minister of State 30 Jan 2009 04 Dec 2009 10 months 5 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 22 Oct 2008 02 Mar 2011 2 years 4 months 9 days Elected for the balance of term of service of Hon. M Costa (resigned).
Political Party Activity
Member, Australian Labor Party.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Electrician, FFE Aldridge, January 1979 - August 1986; Union Organiser, Electrical Trades Union, August 1986 - July 1991; Labor Council of NSW, July 1991 - September 2001; Secretary, Unions NSW, September 2001 - October 2008.
Military Service
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Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Additional Information
First speech, Legislative Council, 11 November 2008, and Inaugural Speech, Legislative Assembly, 3 May 2011:

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.