Robert Doyle
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The Right Honourable Lord Mayor Robert Doyle |
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Doyle in 2013
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| 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne | |
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Assumed office 1 December 2008 |
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| Deputy | Susan Riley |
| Preceded by | John So |
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Leader of the Opposition of Victoria Elections: 2002 |
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In office 20 August 2002 – 8 May 2006 |
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| Premier | Steve Bracks |
| Deputy |
Phil Honeywood Louise Asher |
| Preceded by | Denis Napthine |
| Succeeded by | Ted Baillieu |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Malvern | |
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In office 3 October 1992 – 25 November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Geoff Leigh |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
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20 May 1953 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Robert Keith Bennett Doyle (born 20 May 1953) is an Australian politician and the 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne, elected on 30 November 2008. He was previously Member for Malvern in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria from 1992 to 2006 and Leader of the Victorian Opposition from 2002 to 2006, representing the Liberal Party of Australia.
Born in Melbourne, Doyle attended secondary school in Geelong. He graduated from Monash University in 1977, and the following year began work as a teacher at Geelong College, his alma mater. In 1982, he moved back to Melbourne, working as a departmental head at Lauriston Girls' School. After three years, he again changed schools, becoming a senior administrator and English teacher at Scotch College.
At the 1992 state election, Doyle succeeded in winning Liberal preselection for the electorate of Malvern by defeating Geoff Leigh. The Liberal Party, under Jeff Kennett, won government, defeating Joan Kirner. After the election, Doyle was immediately placed on the Crime Prevention Committee, and several other taskforces, particularly in the area of health. In April 1996, Doyle was promoted to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Human Services.
The Kennett government suffered an unexpected defeat at the 1999 election, and Kennett himself resigned soon afterwards. Kennett's deputy and Health Minister, Denis Napthine, became leader, and Doyle took Napthine's place, becoming the opposition's health spokesman.
By 2002, the Liberal Party was flagging in the polls, and was expected to lose the election due later that year. Doyle successfully challenged Napthine for the leadership of the state Liberal Party, claiming that the party was "facing political oblivion" if it stayed under Napthine’s leadership.
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