Rob Stokes

Rob Stokes
Stokes in 2014
Minister for Infrastructure
In office
21 December 2021 – 25 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byhimself (as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces)
Succeeded byAnoulack Chanthivong[a]
Minister for Cities
In office
21 December 2021 – 25 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byhimself (as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces)
Succeeded byAnthony Roberts[b]
Minister for Active Transport
In office
21 December 2021 – 25 March 2023
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byhimself (as Minister for Transport and Roads)
Succeeded byDavid Elliott[c]
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
In office
2 April 2019 – 21 December 2021
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Dominic Perrottet
Preceded byAnthony Roberts
(as Minister for Planning)
Succeeded by
  • Anthony Roberts
    (as Minister for Planning)
  • himself (as Minister for Infrastructure and as Minister for Cities)
Minister for Transport and Roads
In office
6 October 2021 – 21 December 2021
PremierDominic Perrottet
Preceded byAndrew Constance
Succeeded by
  • David Elliott (as Minister for Transport)
  • Natalie Ward (as Minister for Metropolitan Roads)
  • himself (as Minister for Active Transport)
Minister for Education
In office
30 January 2017 – 23 March 2019
PremierGladys Berejiklian
Preceded byAdrian Piccoli
Succeeded bySarah Mitchell (as Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning)
Minister for Planning
In office
2 April 2015 – 30 January 2017
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byPru Goward
Succeeded byAnthony Roberts
Minister for the Environment
In office
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byRobyn Parker
Succeeded byMark Speakman
Minister for Heritage
In office
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byRobyn Parker
Succeeded byMark Speakman
Assistant Minister for Planning
In office
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
PremierMike Baird
Preceded bynew title
Succeeded byMark Speakman
Minister for the Central Coast
In office
6 May 2014 – 2 April 2015
PremierMike Baird
Preceded byMike Gallacher
Succeeded byScot MacDonald[d]
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Pittwater
In office
24 March 2007 – 25 March 2023
Preceded byAlex McTaggart
Succeeded byRory Amon
Personal details
Born
Robert Gordon Stokes

(1975-01-17) 17 January 1975 (age 49)
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materMacquarie University
OccupationPlanner

Robert Gordon Stokes (born 17 January 1971[1]) is an Australian retired[2] politician. Stokes served as the New South Wales Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Cities, and the Minister for Active Transport in the Perrottet ministry between 21 December 2021 and 25 March 2023.[3] He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Pittwater for the Liberal Party between 2007 and 2023.

Stokes has previously served as the Minister for Infrastructure in the second Berejiklian ministry between April 2019 and December 2021; and temporarily served as the Minister for Transport and Roads in the Perrottet ministry between October and December 2021.[4][5][6] He has also previously served as the Minister for Education from January 2017 until March 2019 in the First Berejiklian ministry;[7] the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Heritage, the Assistant Minister for Planning, and the Minister for the Central Coast during 2014 and 2015 in the first Baird government;[8][9] and the Minister for Planning from April 2015 until January 2017 in the second Baird government.[10]


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  1. ^ "The Hon. (Rob) Robert Gordon STOKES (1971 - )". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ Gock, Kamin (30 September 2022). "NSW minister Rob Stokes announces retirement from politics ahead of March elections". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. ^ Han, Sophie (2 April 2019). "Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Australia: Sky News. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ^ Nicholls, Sean (22 April 2014). "Mike Baird's cabinet reshuffle a preparation for next election". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  9. ^ Hasham, Nicole (6 May 2014). "Stuart Ayres shines on first day as Police Minister". The Age. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  10. ^ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.