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Andrew Robb (Andrew John Robb) was born on 20 August, 1951 in , Victoria, Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Andrew Robb's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 20 August 1951
Birthday 20 August
Birthplace , Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1951

Andrew John Robb (born 20 August 1951) is an Australian former politician.

1989

Robb became deputy director of the Liberal Party before being appointed chief of staff to Andrew Peacock, then Leader of the Opposition, in 1989.

1990

In 1990, after Andrew Peacock's resignation after his election defeat, Robb was appointed federal director of the Liberal Party.

1991

Robb claimed in 1991 that Peter Reith and Hewson were spooked into releasing their policies too early.

1993

In this capacity Robb worked with the next Leader of the Liberal Party, John Hewson, in the unsuccessful 1993 federal election campaign.

1994

Robb was still federal director when internal Liberal party negative polling was leaked to Kerry O'Brien on Lateline in May 1994 who embarrassed John Hewson with it and lead to Hewson's calling a leadership spill where he lost the leadership to Alexander Downer.

Robb and Hewson fell out over these events.

1995

Howard had to be talked out of dumping Andrew in 1995 from his position as Federal director.

1996

Before entering parliament, he was the federal director of the Liberal Party and oversaw the party's return to government at the 1996 federal election.

While he was Minister for Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group to lease Port Darwin for 99 years.

As soon as he left politics, Robb was hired by Shandong Landbridge on a $880,000 per year salary.

Robb was still Federal Director and campaign manager in 1996 when John Howard after he replaced Downer as leader in 1995, won the 1996 federal election campaign, which defeated the Keating government and brought the Liberals to power after 13 years in Opposition.

1997

Robb resigned in 1997 (he was replaced by Lynton Crosby) and became a business consultant based in Sydney.

He was Honorary Finance Director for the NSW Division of the Liberal Party and a member of the NSW State Executive.

In that time Robb also sat on the boards of numerous Australian companies including Australia's largest consulting engineering company, Sinclair Knight Merz.

Robb was also a board member of community organisations including the Garvan Medical Research Foundation and the 'Big Brothers Big Sisters' organisation.

2003

In 2003, Robb was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to politics, agriculture and the community.

2004

He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party.

2006

In 2004, he was comfortably elected to the safe Liberal seat of Goldstein in Melbourne and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs on 27 January 2006.

His time in this portfolio was marked by introducing a Citizenship discussion paper which encouraged public debate about whether Australia required a formal citizenship test.

Robb argued that a formal citizenship test would be a clear incentive for aspiring citizens to have basic English language skills and understanding of their community.

Robb also focused on dealing with settlement issues for refugees and the challenges of multi-faith relations in Australia.

2007

In 2007, Robb was elevated to the Ministry and took on the role as Minister for Vocational and Further Education.

Following the Liberal Party's defeat at the 2007 federal election, Robb put himself forward as a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party.

In a ballot of Liberal caucus members, Julie Bishop prevailed with 44 votes, ahead of Robb who won 25 votes and Christopher Pyne with 18 votes.

The then leader of the Liberal Party, former Defence Minister, Brendan Nelson, announced that Robb would be Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in the new Coalition Shadow Cabinet.

2010

Following a front-bench re-shuffle in March 2010, Robb was appointed Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction, a post previously held by Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce, and chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee.

He was re-elected at the 2010 election and was appointed Shadow Minister for Finance, Deregulation and Debt Reduction and retained his position as chairman of the Coalition Policy Development Committee.

Robb is a republican; he is against abortion except where the health and state of the mother are in serious threat.

Robb is also the co-publisher of The Party Room alongside Senator Mitch Fifield, a journal designed to promote new policy discussion within the Federal Coalition.

2013

He served as Minister for Trade and Investment (2013–2016) in the Abbott and Turnbull governments, and also briefly as Minister for Vocational and Further Education in the Howard government in 2007.

Following the election of the Abbott government in 2013, Robb was appointed Minister for Trade and Investment.

He had carriage of final negotiations for the Australia–Korea Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, China–Australia Free Trade Agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership which have concluded by the federal government.

2016

Robb announced his retirement from politics on 10 February 2016.

He was succeeded by Steven Ciobo as Minister of Trade and Investment on 18 February 2016.

Robb is a board member of the Kidman cattle enterprise and the Network Ten television station.

2019

In 2019, Robb left the position, shortly before a new foreign-interference law took effect.

Robb, one of nine children, was born to Frank and Marie Robb, on a dairy farm in Epping which lies 18 km north of Melbourne.

He was educated at Dookie Agricultural College, Parade College and La Trobe University, and has qualifications in economics and agricultural science.

He was an agricultural economist with the Victorian Department of Agriculture and a tutor in economics at La Trobe University before being an economist for the National Farmers' Federation, and later executive director of both the National Farmers' Federation and the Cattle Council of Australia.