Rob Hulls

Rob Hulls
Hulls in 2008
26th Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office
30 July 2007 – 2 December 2010
PremierJohn Brumby
Preceded byJohn Thwaites
Succeeded byPeter Ryan
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria
In office
30 July 2007 – 2 February 2012
LeaderJohn Brumby
Daniel Andrews
Preceded byJohn Thwaites
Succeeded byJames Merlino
Attorney-General of Victoria
In office
20 October 1999 – 2 December 2010
PremierSteve Bracks
John Brumby
Preceded byJan Wade
Succeeded byRobert Clark
Minister for Racing
In office
1 December 2006 – 2 December 2010
PremierSteve Bracks
John Brumby
Preceded byJohn Pandazopoulos
Succeeded byDenis Napthine
In office
20 October 1999 – 5 December 2002
PremierSteve Bracks
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byJohn Pandazopoulos
Minister for Industrial Relations
In office
5 December 2002 – 28 December 2008
PremierSteve Bracks
John Brumby
Preceded byJohn Lenders
Succeeded byMartin Pakula
Minister for Planning
In office
25 January 2005 – 1 December 2006
PremierSteve Bracks
Preceded byMary Delahunty
Succeeded byJustin Madden
Minister for WorkCover
In office
5 December 2002 – 25 January 2005
PremierSteve Bracks
Preceded byBob Cameron
Succeeded byJustin Madden
Minister for Manufacturing Industry
In office
20 October 1999 – 5 December 2002
PremierSteve Bracks
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Niddrie
In office
30 March 1996 – 27 January 2012
Preceded byBob Sercombe
Succeeded byBen Carroll
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kennedy
In office
24 March 1990 – 13 March 1993
Preceded byBob Katter Sr.
Succeeded byBob Katter
Personal details
Born (1957-01-23) 23 January 1957 (age 67)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Petrina Dorrington (div. before 2001)
Carolyn Burnside (m. 2002)
Children4
Alma materRMIT University
ProfessionSolicitor

Rob Justin Hulls AM (born 23 January 1957) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2012, representing the electorate of Niddrie. As well as serving as the Deputy Premier of Victoria, he held the posts of state attorney-general and Minister for Racing.

During his tenure as Attorney-General of Victoria, Hulls was credited for revolutionising Victoria's justice system,[1] with his reform agenda reshaping the state's criminal justice system into one widely recognised as the nation's most progressive.[2]

  1. ^ "Pugnacious enforcer made his mark on Victoria". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ Fyfe, Melissa (17 October 2009). "The quiet crusade". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 June 2021.