Bob Smith (Australian politician)
Robert Frederick "Bob" Smith (born 22 May 1948) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1999, and currently represents South Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Smith was born in England, and attended St Brendan's Public school 1958–63 and Salisbury High School in Brisbane, Queensland, 1963–65. In 1965 he became a permanent member of the Royal Australian Navy, where he remained until 1980, when he became the plant operator of a steel mill. In 1989, he became a union leader.[1]
Smith was elected to the Legislative Council in the 1999 Victorian state election, representing Chelsea Province. When the Legislative Council was reformed in 2006, he won preselection for the third position on the Labor ticket for South Eastern Metropolitan, and was elected. Since December 2006, he has been President of the Legislative Council.[1]
References
- ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Smith, Robert ("Bob") Frederick". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
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