Bob McMullan
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The Honourable Bob McMullan |
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| Manager of Opposition Business in the House | |
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In office 20 October 1998 – 25 November 2001 |
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| Leader | Kim Beazley |
| Preceded by | Simon Crean |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Swan |
| Minister for Trade | |
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In office 30 January 1994 – 11 March 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Peter Cook |
| Succeeded by | Tim Fischer |
| Minister for the Arts | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 30 January 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Ros Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Michael Lee |
| Minister for Administrative Services | |
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In office 24 March 1993 – 25 March 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Keating |
| Preceded by | Nick Bolkus |
| Succeeded by | Frank Walker |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fraser |
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In office 3 October 1998 – 19 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Dargavel |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Leigh |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Canberra |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Brendan Smyth |
| Succeeded by | Annette Ellis |
| Senator for Australian Capital Territory | |
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In office 16 February 1988 – 6 February 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Kate Lundy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 December 1947 Perth, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Robert Francis "Bob" McMullan (born 10 December 1947) is an Australian former politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He is the only person to have represented the Australian Capital Territory in both houses of federal parliament
He was born in Perth, Western Australia, and educated at the University of Western Australia, studying economics and arts. Active in the movement against the Vietnam War, McMullan was conscripted for military service in 1968 but successfully argued in court that he was a conscientious objector. McMullan became an industrial advocate for the trade unions, joining the Labor Party in 1973.
In 1975, McMullan became the Labor Party's Western Australian State Secretary. In 1981 he became National Secretary, based in Canberra, where he has lived ever since. He played a role in the 1983 election, at which Labor under Bob Hawke was successful.
On 16 February 1988, McMullan was chosen by a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Senate to fill a casual vacancy in the representation of the Australian Capital Territory in the Senate, caused by the resignation of Susan Ryan. This was the second (and last) time that a territory senate vacancy was filled in this way.
McMullan was Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer 1990–93, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Administrative Services 1993–94, Minister for Administrative Services 1994 and Minister for Trade 1994–96 in the government of Paul Keating.
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