Sir Robert Best | |
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| Minister for Trade and Customs | |
| In office 2 June 1909 – 29 April 1910 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Deakin |
| Preceded by | Frank Tudor |
| Succeeded by | Frank Tudor |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
| In office 20 February 1907 – 13 November 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Playford II |
| Succeeded by | Gregor McGregor |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
| In office 30 July 1907 – 13 November 1908 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Deakin |
| Preceded by | John Keating |
| Succeeded by | Gregor McGregor |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kooyong | |
| In office 24 August 1910 – 16 December 1922 | |
| Preceded by | William Knox |
| Succeeded by | John Latham |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 29 March 1901 – 30 June 1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1856 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 27 March 1946 (aged 89) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Protectionist (1901–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–22) |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Caroline Langridge Maude Evelyn Crocker-Smith |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Sir Robert Wallace Best, KCMG (18 June 1856 – 27 March 1946) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. He was a Senator for Victoria from 1901 to 1910, and then represented the Division of Kooyong in the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1922. Best served in cabinet in the second and third governments of Alfred Deakin. Before entering federal politics, he also served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1889 to 1901, where he was a government minister.