Andrew Robb
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The Honourable Andrew Robb AO |
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| Minister for Trade and Investment | |
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In office 18 September 2013 – 18 February 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull |
| Preceded by | Richard Marles |
| Succeeded by | Steven Ciobo |
| Minister for Vocational and Further Education | |
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In office 23 January 2007 – 3 December 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Gary Hardgrave |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein |
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In office 9 October 2004 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | David Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Tim Wilson |
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Andrew John Robb 20 August 1951 Epping, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Mullane |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | La Trobe University |
| Profession | Economist, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | andrewrobb |
Andrew John Robb AO (born 20 August 1951) is a former Australian Trade Minister and was the Liberal Party member for the Division of Goldstein in the House of Representatives. Robb announced his retirement from politics on the 10 February 2016. Arguably one of Australia's most successful Trade Ministers, Robb was succeeded in the portfolio by The Hon Steven Ciobo MP on the 18 February 2016. A former federal director of the Liberal Party, he was first elected to parliament at the 2004 federal election, having previously managed the party's successful campaign at the 1996 federal election, which ended 13 years of Labor government.
Robb, one of nine children, was born to Frank and Marie Robb, on a dairy farm in Epping which lies 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Melbourne. He was educated at Dookie Agricultural College, Parade College and La Trobe University, and has qualifications in economics and agricultural science. He was an agricultural economist with the Victorian Department of Agriculture and a Tutor in Economics at La Trobe University before being an economist for the National Farmers' Federation, and later Executive Director of both the National Farmers' Federation and the Cattle Council of Australia.
Robb became Deputy Director of the Liberal Party before being appointed Chief of Staff to Andrew Peacock, then Leader of the Opposition, in 1989. In 1990, after Andrew Peacock's resignation after his election defeat, Robb was appointed Federal Director of the Liberal Party.
In this capacity Robb worked with the next Leader of the Liberal Party, John Hewson, in the unsuccessful 1993 federal election campaign. Robb claimed in 1991 that Peter Reith and Hewson were spooked into releasing their policies too early. He was a Federal Director and campaign manager for John Howard in the 1996 federal election campaign, which defeated the Keating government and brought the Liberals to power after 13 years in Opposition.
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