Rob Valentine Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Rob Valentine
Honorific-Suffix:MLC
Nationality:Australian
Order:66th Lord Mayor of Hobart
Term Start:24 March 1999
Term End:25 October 2011
Deputy:Helen Burnet
Predecessor:John Freeman
Successor:Damon Thomas
Birth Date:15 June 1950
Party:Independent
Order1:Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart
Predecessor1:Doug Parkinson
Term Start1:5 May 2012
Term End1:4 May 2024
Succeeded1:Cassy O'Connor

Robert Henry Francis Valentine (born 15 June 1950) is an Australian politician. He was the Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart local government area, in the State of Tasmania, Australia, from 1999 to 2011.[1] In 2012, he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Hobart.[2] He retired at the 2024 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election.[3]

Valentine is the great-grandson of Francis David Valentine, who was Mayor from 1925 to 1926.[4]

Valentine is also the great-nephew of Edward Brooker (a previous premier of Tasmania) and is the longest continuously-serving Lord Mayor in the History of Hobart (since 1853).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Mayor Alderman Rob H F Valentine. Hobart City Council. 2010-08-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110127132625/http://www.hobartcity.com.au/content/InternetWebsite/Council/Aldermen/Lord_Mayor_Alderman_Rob_H_F_Valentine.aspx. 27 January 2011. dmy-all.
  2. http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/Media/PDF/LC/2012MondayResults.pdf Update Monday 7 May; declaration of the polls
  3. Web site: Cassy O'Connor's bid for upper house seat could see first Green in Tasmania's Legislative Council. ABC News. Adam Langenberg . 14 July 2023. 27 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Lord Mayor hurt in bike crash. Hobart Mercury. 20 April 2010.