Andrew Robb | |
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Minister for Trade and Investment | |
In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
Preceded by | Richard Marles |
Succeeded by | Steven Ciobo |
Minister for Vocational and Further Education | |
In office 23 January 2007 – 3 December 2007 | |
Prime Minister | John Howard |
Preceded by | Gary Hardgrave |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein | |
In office 9 October 2004 – 9 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | David Kemp |
Succeeded by | Tim Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew John Robb 20 August 1951 Epping, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Spouse | Maureen Mullane |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | La Trobe University |
Profession | Economist, politician |
Website | andrewrobb |
Andrew John Robb AO (born 20 August 1951) is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Trade and Investment (2013–2016) in the Abbott and Turnbull governments, and also briefly as Minister for Vocational and Further Education in the Howard government in 2007. Before entering parliament, he was the federal director of the Liberal Party and oversaw the party's return to government at the 1996 federal election.
While he was Minister for Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group to lease Port Darwin for 99 years. As soon as he left politics, Robb was hired by Shandong Landbridge on a $880,000 per year salary.[1] In 2019, Robb left the position, shortly before a new foreign-interference law took effect.[2]