| Alan Robinson | |
| Term Start: | 1981 |
| Term End: | 1985 |
| Predecessor: | David Warner |
| Successor: | David Warner |
| Constituency: | Scarborough—Ellesmere |
| Birth Date: | October 21, 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Portfolio: | Minister without portfolio Chief Government Whip (February–May 1985) |
Alan M. Robinson (October 21, 1948 – December 6, 2013) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller. Robinson was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Robinson was born in Toronto, Ontario, and educated at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He worked as a broadcaster and newspaperman.
He was an alderman in Scarborough from 1978 to 1981.[1]
He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1981 election, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent David Warner by 1,888 votes in Scarborough—Ellesmere.[2] He served as a backbench supporter of Bill Davis's government for four years. Robinson supported Dennis Timbrell's unsuccessful bid to succeed Davis at the Progressive Conservative Party's January 1985 leadership convention, and was named a minister without portfolio and Chief Government Whip when Frank Miller became Premier of Ontario on February 8, 1985.[3]
The Progressive Conservatives under Miller's leadership were reduced to a minority government in the 1985 election. Robinson lost to David Warner in Scarborough—Ellesmere by 1,119 votes.[4]
After leaving politics, Robinson became the president and CEO of PACex International, which describes itself as "Canada's National Packaging, Food Process, Material Handling & Logistics Exhibition". He retired in 2006.[5] PACex purchased the Canadian Materials Handling & Logistics Show in 2003.
Robinson died after a long illness, on December 6, 2013.[5] [6]