Tony Robinson (politician)
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Anthony Gerard Peter Robinson (born 9 May 1962) is a former Australia
n politician who served as the member for Mitcham
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. He represented the Australian Labor Party
.
Robinson was first elected at the 1997 Mitcham by-election. Since his by-election win, Robinson has successfully defended his traditionally bellwether seat, and after the 2006 election he was appointed as Secretary to Cabinet. In August 2007, he was appointed as Minister for Gaming, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans’ Affairs. He was defeated in 2010, as a swing of greater than 5% put liberal candidate Dee Ryall
in office.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician who served as the member for Mitcham
Electoral district of Mitcham
The Electoral district of Mitcham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is centered around Mitcham and Blackburn in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne....
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. He represented the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
Robinson was first elected at the 1997 Mitcham by-election. Since his by-election win, Robinson has successfully defended his traditionally bellwether seat, and after the 2006 election he was appointed as Secretary to Cabinet. In August 2007, he was appointed as Minister for Gaming, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans’ Affairs. He was defeated in 2010, as a swing of greater than 5% put liberal candidate Dee Ryall
Dee Ryall
Deanne Sharon "Dee" Ryall is an Australian politician and current member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitcham for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 Victorian election.-Personal life:...
in office.