Robyn McSweeney | |
Office1: | Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth |
Term Start1: | 14 December 2010 |
Term End1: | 21 March 2013 |
Office2: | Minister for Women's Interests |
Term Start2: | 9 February 2009 |
Term End2: | 14 December 2010 |
Office3: | Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering |
Term Start3: | 23 September 2008 |
Term End3: | 14 December 2010 |
Constituency Mp4: | South West |
Parliament4: | Western Australian |
Term Start4: | 10 February 2001 |
Term End4: | 21 May 2017 |
Birth Date: | 1957 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Bridgetown, Western Australia |
Citizenship: | Australian |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Spouse: | Michael |
Children: | Four |
Robyn Mary McSweeney (born 9 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2017, representing the region of South West.[1]
McSweeney was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia. She was educated at Bridgetown and Manjimup high schools, and gained a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology.[2]
McSweeney was the Minister for Child Protection, Community Services, and Seniors and Volunteering, having held these portfolios as shadow minister prior to the Coalition's election in 2008.[3] During her time in office, she was also Minister for Youth and Minister for Women’s Interests.[4]
In 2015, she published the biography of her great-grandfather, Albert Edmund Cockram, an importer of racehorses.[5] [6]
In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.