Preceded by Jason O'Brien Role Australian Politician Preceded by Phil Weightman Education James Cook University | Succeeded by Grace Grace Name Mark Robinson | |
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Born 29 April 1963 (age 60)
Traralgon, Australia ( 1963-04-29 ) Party Liberal National Party of Queensland | ||
Political party Liberal National Party | ||
Mark Andrew Robinson (born 29 April 1963) is an Australian politician who is a former Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and has held the seat of Cleveland in the Legislative Assembly for the Liberal National Party (LNP) since March 2009.
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Early life and education
Robinson was born in Traralgon, Victoria. His tertiary qualifications include a PhD from the University of Queensland, a Master of Arts in International Studies from Griffith University, and a Bachelor of Science majoring in marine biology and zoology from James Cook University. He was a lecturer, teacher and charity manager before entering politics.
Member of Parliament
In 2009, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Liberal National Party member for Cleveland.
He was appointed the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Apprenticeships and Trade Training in November 2010. Following the election of Campbell Newman as LNP Leader, Robinson was elevated to the position of Shadow Minister for Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure. Soon after forming Government, when the LNP won the general election, Robinson was elevated to the role of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Queensland Parliament two weeks after the ministry was sworn in. He was formally elected to the role on 17 May 2012. Robinson now serves as a member of the Members Ethics Committee in the Parliament.