Robyn Parker
| Robyn Parker | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Maitland |
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In office 26 March 2011 – 6 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Terenzini |
| Succeeded by | Jenny Aitchison |
| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell |
| Preceded by | Frank Sartor |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
| Minister for Heritage | |
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In office 3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 |
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| Premier | Barry O'Farrell |
| Preceded by | Tony Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Rob Stokes |
| Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 22 March 2003 – 4 March 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1958 |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | David Parker |
| Occupation | Teacher and childcare worker |
| Website | Parliamentary webpage |
Robyn Mary Parker (born 3 August 1958), is a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Maitland for the Liberal Party from 2011 to 2015 and was previously a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales between 2003 and 2011. Parker was the New South Wales Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Heritage in the O'Farrell government from 2011 until she was sacked from the ministry by new Premier Mike Baird in 2014.
Parker was born to parents, Adeline and Campbell McEwen. Her family has its origins in the dairy farming district of Taranaki, New Zealand. She studied at the Palmerston North Teacher's College at Massey University, New Zealand and obtained a Diploma of Teaching. She subsequently worked as a development officer with a focus on Children's Services for the City of Sunshine between 1979 and 1980; a Family Day Care Co-ordinator for the City of Oakleigh between 1981 and 1982, and for Queensland Centacare between 1982 and 1983. After moving to Maitland in the mid-1980s, she was the Co-ordinator of a mobile resource service between 1984 and 1995 and she also taught child studies for TAFE between 1985 and 1992. At Maitland she developed one of the first mobile community outreach programs for that city.
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