Robyn McSweeney

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}

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|name = Robyn McSweeney

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|office1 = Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth

|term_start1 = 14 December 2010

|term_end1 = 21 March 2013

|office2 = Minister for Women's Interests

|term_start2 = 9 February 2009

|term_end2 = 14 December 2010

|office3 = Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering

|term_start3 = 23 September 2008

|term_end3 = 14 December 2010

|constituency_MP4 = South West

|parliament4 = Western Australian

|term_start4 = 10 February 2001

|term_end4 = 21 May 2017

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|10|09}}

|birth_place = Bridgetown, Western Australia

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|citizenship = Australian

|party = Liberal Party

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|spouse = Michael

|children = Four

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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.[https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp2021/WomenParliamentariansAustralia Parliament of Australia website, Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921-2020, article dated December 9, 2020]

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.[https://www.womenaustralia.info/entries/mcsweeney-robyn-mary/ Australian Women’s Register website, McSweeney, Robyn Mary]

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.[http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Robyn-McSweeney/Pages/Biography.aspx Department of Premier and Cabinet – Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC] During her time in office, she was also Minister for Youth and Minister for Women’s Interests.[https://thequalityshop.com.au/html_files/july_2022/queens_birthday_honours.html The Quality Shop website, Queen’s Birthday Honours, article dated July 5th 2022]

In 2015, she published the biography of her great-grandfather, Albert Edmund Cockram, an importer of racehorses.[https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robyn-Mary-McSweeney/author/B078XNK89N?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Amazon website, Robyn Mary McSweeney][https://www.museumofperth.com.au/lib-king-of-the-racecourse Museum of Perth website, Albert Edmund Cockram king of the racecourse 1870-1943]

In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.