Robert Schwarten Politician
Robert Evan 'Rob' Schwarten (born 6 October 1954) is an Australian politician. He was born in Rockhampton, and is married with two sons. Before his entry into politics, he was a teacher, a union official, and a ministerial advisor to the Deputy Premier. From 1985 to 1991 he was an alderman on Rockhampton City Council. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in 1989 as the member for Rockhampton North, but was defeated in 1992. In 1995 he was reelected to parliament, this time as the member for Rockhampton. He was Minister for Public Works and Information and Communication Technology in Anna Bligh's Labor Government. He held the Public Works portfolio from 1998 to 2011. Schwarten stood down from Parliament and was replaced by Bill Byrne, who held the seat for Labor.
Personal facts
| Birth date | October 06, 1954 |
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Office holder
| office | Leader of the House of Queensland Minister for Housing of Queensland Member of the Queensland Parliament for Rockhampton Minister for Public Works of Queensland Minister for Racing of Queensland Member of the Queensland Parliament for Rockhampton North Minister for Information and Communication Technology of Queensland |
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