Robert Brokenshire
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The Honourable Robert Brokenshire |
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| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 24 July 2008 |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Mawson |
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In office 11 December 1993 – 18 March 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Lenehan |
| Succeeded by | Leon Bignell |
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| Born | 1957 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Residence | Mount Compass, South Australia |
| Profession | Dairy farmer |
| Religion | Christian |
| Website | Official profile |
Robert "Rob" Lawrence Brokenshire (born 1957) is a South Australian dairy farmer and a politician active in the South Australian Parliament. He represents the Australian Conservatives party since 26 April 2017, and Family First Party before that.
Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the Liberal Party of Australia as its elected member for the electoral district of Mawson in the South Australian House of Assembly (the Parliament's lower house).
On 24 July 2008 Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans as the member, for the conservative Family First Party, of the South Australian Legislative Council (the Parliament's upper house).
Brokenshire provides political commentary on the community radio station 88.7 Coast FM monthly on the Thursday Magazine show, presented by Dave Hearn.
Elected in 1993 to the seat of Mawson with the Dean Brown Liberal Party government, he was re-elected in 1997 and 2002.
Brokenshire was promoted to cabinet in 1998 under the John Olsen government. His roles included Minister for Police, Correctional Services & Emergency Services, Minister for Gambling, Minister for Volunteers, and in opposition, Shadow Minister for Health. Brokenshire served three terms with the Liberal Party.
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