Robyn McSweeney | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth | |
| In office 14 December 2010 –21 March 2013 | |
| Minister for Women's Interests | |
| In office 9 February 2009 –14 December 2010 | |
| Minister for Child Protection;Community Services;Seniors and Volunteering | |
| In office 23 September 2008 –14 December 2010 | |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for South West | |
| In office 10 February 2001 –21 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1957 Bridgetown,Western Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political 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. [4]
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