Robert Skelton (politician)

{{short description|Australian politician}}

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| name = Robert Skelton

| honorific-suffix = MP

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| constituency_AM = Nicklin

| assembly = Queensland Legislative

| term_start = 31 October 2020

| term_end = 26 October 2024

| predecessor = Marty Hunt

| successor = Marty Hunt

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|11}}

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| party = Labor

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| children = 3

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| website = {{URL|https://www.robertskeltonmp.com.au/}}

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Robert Clinton James Skelton (born 11 March 1974) is an Australian politician. He was the Labor Party member for Nicklin in the Queensland Legislative Assembly between 2020 and 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/qld/2020/guide/nick|title=Nicklin|work=Queensland Votes 2020|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|last=Green|first=Antony|author-link=Antony Green}}{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/current/list/MemberDetails?ID=3413198500|title=Mr Robert (Rob) Skelton|publisher=Parliament of Queensland}}

Before his election, Skelton worked for the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Airforce{{Cite web |title=Meet Rob |url=https://www.robertskeltonmp.com.au/about |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Robert Skelton MP |language=en}} before transferring to civilian life as a leading firefighter at Queensland airports.{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslandlabor.org/our-people/state-candidates/robert-skelton/|title=Robert Skelton|publisher=Queensland Labor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921191010/https://www.queenslandlabor.org/our-people/state-candidates/robert-skelton/|archive-date=21 September 2020}}