Robert McClelland (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Justice Robert McClelland |
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| Vice President of the Executive Council | |
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In office 13 September 2010 – 5 March 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | John Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Tony Burke |
| Attorney General of Australia | |
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In office 3 December 2007 – 14 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Philip Ruddock |
| Succeeded by | Nicola Roxon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton |
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In office 2 March 1996 – 5 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Punch |
| Succeeded by | Nickolas Varvaris |
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Robert Bruce McClelland 26 January 1958 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Alma mater |
University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
| Website | Official website |
Robert Bruce McClelland (born 26 January 1958 in Sydney) is a current judge on the Family Court of Australia, and a former Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until September 2013 representing the Division of Barton. Between 2007 and 2011, McClelland was the Attorney-General of Australia.
McClelland is the son of Doug McClelland, a former Senator for New South Wales between 1962 and 1987, and a minister in the Whitlam government and President of the Senate, serving between 1983 and 1987. His grandfather was Alfred McClelland, a state Labor MP from 1920 to 1932.
McClelland was educated at Blakehurst High School before studying at the University of New South Wales, where he gained bachelor's degrees in arts and law, and the University of Sydney where he gained a master's degree in law.
He was an Associate to the Justice Phillip Evatt of the Federal Court of Australia 1981–82 before becoming a solicitor and ultimately partner with law firm Turner Freeman.
Two years after his election to parliament, McClelland became a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry. He was Shadow Attorney-General 1998–2003, Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations 2001–03, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security 2003–05, Shadow Minister for Defence 2004–06 and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006–07. In November 2007, Robert McClelland was appointed as the Attorney-General. As part of a cabinet reshuffle in December 2011 he was moved to oversee the portfolio of emergency management and housing. In a further cabinet reshuffle in February 2012 following Kevin Rudd's leadership challenge, McClelland returned to the backbench.
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