Andrew Robb

Andrew John Robb AO (born 20 August 1951), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Goldstein, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Robb, one of nine children, was born on a dairy farm in Epping which lies 18 km north of Melbourne. He was educated at Dookie Agricultural College and La Trobe University, and has qualifications in economics and agricultural ... more

Andrew John Robb AO (born 20 August 1951), Australian politician, was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Goldstein, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Robb, one of nine children, was born on a dairy farm in Epping which lies 18 km north of Melbourne. He was educated at Dookie Agricultural 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. Robb became Deputy Director of the Liberal Party before being appointed Chief of Staff to Andrew Peacock, then Leader of the Opposition, in 1989. In 1990, following Peacock's resignation after his election defeat, Robb was appointed Federal... less