Robert McClelland (Australian politician)

Robert McClelland
McClelland in 2011
Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Assumed office
10 June 2018
Nominated byTony Abbott
Preceded byJohn Faulks
Judge of the Family Court of Australia
Assumed office
16 June 2015
Nominated byTony Abbott
Preceded byStuart Fowler
Attorney-General of Australia
In office
3 December 2007 – 14 December 2011
Prime MinisterKevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Preceded byPhilip Ruddock
Succeeded byNicola Roxon
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office
14 September 2010 – 5 March 2012
Preceded byJohn Faulkner
Succeeded byTony Burke
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Barton
In office
2 March 1996 – 5 August 2013
Preceded byGary Punch
Succeeded byNickolas Varvaris
Personal details
Born
Robert Bruce McClelland

(1958-01-26) 26 January 1958 (age 66)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLabor
RelationsAlfred McClelland (grandfather)
Parent
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
University of Sydney

Robert Bruce McClelland AO (born 26 January 1958) is an Australian judge and former politician who has served on the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia since 2015, including as Deputy Chief Justice of that court since 2018. He was previously Attorney-General of Australia from 2007 to 2011, and a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 to 2013, representing the Labor Party.