Stuart Robert

The Honourable
Stuart Robert
Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business
In office
30 March 2021 – 23 May 2022
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMichaelia Cash
Succeeded byRichard Marles
Minister for Government Services
In office
29 May 2019 – 30 March 2021
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMichael Keenan
Succeeded byLinda Reynolds
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
In office
29 May 2019 – 30 March 2021
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded bySarah Henderson
Succeeded byLinda Reynolds
Assistant Treasurer
In office
26 August 2018 – 26 May 2019
Prime MinisterScott Morrison
Preceded byMichael Sukkar
Succeeded byMichael Sukkar
Minister for Human Services
In office
21 September 2015 – 18 February 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMarise Payne
Succeeded byAlan Tudge
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC
In office
21 September 2015 – 18 February 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byMichael Ronaldson
Succeeded byDan Tehan
Assistant Minister for Defence
In office
18 September 2013 – 21 September 2015
Prime MinisterTony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Preceded byWarren Snowdon
Succeeded byMal Brough
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Fadden
In office
24 November 2007 – 18 May 2023
Preceded byDavid Jull
Succeeded byCameron Caldwell
Personal details
Born
Stuart Rowland Robert

(1970-12-11) 11 December 1970 (age 53)
Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal (since 1991; federal)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal National (state)
SpouseChantelle
Children3
Alma materRoyal Military College Duntroon
Central Queensland University
Queensland University of Technology
University of New South Wales
OccupationBusiness recruitment officer
AwardsAustralian Service Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Military service
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1988–1999
RankCaptain
Unit3RAR
51FNQR

Stuart Rowland Robert (born 11 December 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business from 2021 to 2022, following his appointment as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2019.[1] He was also appointed Acting Minister for Education and Youth in December 2021 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fadden upon winning the seat at the 2007 federal election, until his resignation in May 2023.

Robert served in the Abbott Ministry as the Assistant Minister for Defence from 18 September 2013[2][3] until 21 September 2015. Following a leadership spill in the preceding week, new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed Robert to the roles of Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Human Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC. Following an investigation into a possible conflict of interest, Robert announced his resignation from the Ministry on 12 February 2016.[4]

Robert later served as Assistant Treasurer from August 2018 and in 2021 was appointed to Cabinet as Employment Minister, a role in which he served until the May 2022 general election, when the Coalition lost power. He resigned from Parliament in May 2023.[5][6]

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Australia - Dept of Finance (29 October 2019). "Minister for Government Services". Transparency Portal. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Tony Abbott's cabinet and outer ministry". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Abbott Ministry" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ Henderson, Anna (12 February 2016). "Stuart Robert to resign from Turnbull ministry following probe into China trip". ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ Anthony Galloway (6 May 2023). "'Politics is a tough game': Former minister Stuart Robert to resign, causing byelection". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "Fadden by-election". aph.gov.au. 18 May 2023.