Robert Millner

{{short description|Australian corporate executive (born 1950)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}

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| name = Robert Millner

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| birth_name = Robert Dobson Millner

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|9|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

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| nationality = Australian

| education = Newington College

| occupation = Company director

| boards = {{ubl|Soul Patts|New Hope Group|Brickworks|Choiseul Investments|NBN Television}}

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| father = Thomas Pattinson Millner

| family = {{ubl|Col. T. G. Millner {{smaller|(grandfather)}}|Jim Millner {{smaller|(uncle)}}|William Frederick Pattinson {{smaller|(great-uncle)}}|Lewy Pattinson {{smaller|(great-grandfather)}} }}

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Robert Dobson Millner {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 4 September 1950) is an Australian corporate executive. He is the chairman of Soul Patts, Australia's second oldest publicly-listed corporation, and the chairman of New Hope Group, Brickworks, Choiseul Investments and NBN Television.{{cite book |title=Who's Who in Australia |chapter=Millner, Robert Dobson |publisher=Crown Content |location=Melbourne, Victoria |publication-date=2007 |page=1444 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.afr.com/business/legal/robert-millner-says-family-has-been-tarnished-by-perpetual-case-20170710-gx80q3 |title=Robert Millner says family has been 'tarnished' by Perpetual case |work=Australian Financial Review |date=10 July 2017 |access-date=13 August 2017 }}

Biography

After leaving Newington College he worked as a stockbroker for two years. From 1970 until 1983 he farmed in Cowra and in 1984 joined the family business, Soul Patts, as a director. In 1997, he was appointed deputy chairman of the company and since 1999 he has been chairman of the company.{{cite news |url=http://www.businessday.com.au/business/nothing-flashy-when-its-all-about-family-20091125-jrxw.html |title= Nothing flashy when it's all about family |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 November 2009 |access-date=13 August 2017 }}

Personal life

= Honours =

Millner was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to business, to rugby union as an administrator, and to the community through philanthropic contributions".{{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Mr Robert Dobson MILLNER |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2013492 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}}

=Net worth =

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! rowspan=2 | Year

! colspan=2 | Financial Review
Rich List

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Australia's 50 Richest

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! Net worth (A$)

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2018{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/brand/afr-magazine/rich-list-overview-20180413-h0yqo5|title=2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?|work=Australian Financial Review|date=25 May 2018|editor=Stensholt, John|access-date=26 May 2018}}

| align="center" | {{nts|69}} {{gain}}

| align="right" | $1.16 billion {{gain}}

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2019{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-wealthiest-people-revealed-20190529-p51sj0|title=Australia's 200 richest people revealed|work=Australian Financial Review |publisher=Nine Publishing|date=30 May 2019|last=Bailey|first=Michael|access-date=31 May 2019}}

| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|79}} {{decrease}}}}

| align="right" | $1.30 billion {{increase}}

| align="center" |

| align="right" |

2020{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/the-10-richest-australians-revealed-20201028-p569c7|url-access=subscription|title=The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed|work=Australian Financial Review|publisher=Nine Publishing|date=30 October 2020|author1=Bailey, Michael|author2=Sprague, Julie-anne|access-date=31 October 2020}}

| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|89}} {{decrease}}}}

| align="right" | $1.16 billion {{decrease}}

| align="center" |

| align="right" |

2021{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20210526-p57vfr |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=Australian Financial Review |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021}}

| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|74}} {{increase}}}}

| align="right" | $1.54 billion {{increase}}

| align="center" |

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2022

| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|104}} {{up}}}}

| align="right" | $1.40 billion {{down}}

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2023{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=Australian Financial Review |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023}}

| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|104}} {{steady}}}}

| align="right" | $1.34 billion {{down}}

| align="center" |

| align="right" |

2024{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |author2=Bailey, Michael |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20240521-p5jfe4 |title=Australia's wealthiest 200 now control $625b |work=Australian Financial Review |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024}}

| align="center" |

| align="right" | $1.50 billion {{up}}

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2025{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-wealthiest-200-revealed-fortunes-blow-past-667b-20250509-p5lxxb |title=Australia’s wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b |work=Australian Financial Review |date=30 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |url-access=subscription }}

| align="center" | {{nts|108}}

| align="right" | $1.64 billion {{up}}

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References

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Category:People educated at Newington College

Category:Australian businesspeople

Category:Businesspeople from Sydney

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Category:1950 births

Category:Australian billionaires

Category:Officers of the Order of Australia