Robert McClelland (Australian politician)
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| The Honourable Robert McClelland MP |
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| Assumed office 2 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Punch |
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| Majority | 42,772 (57.54%) |
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| Assumed office 3 December 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Ruddock |
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| Born | 26 January 1958 Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Website | RobertMcClelland.com |
Robert Bruce McClelland (born 26 January 1958), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Barton, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Senator Doug McClelland, who was a Senator for New South Wales 1962-87, a minister in the Whitlam government and President of the Senate 1983-87.
McClelland was educated at the University of New South Wales, where he gained a bachelors degree in law. He practised as an Associate to the Justice Phillip Evatt of the Federal Court of Australia 1981-82.
McClelland has been a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry since 1998. He was Shadow Attorney-General 1998-2003, Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations 2001-03 and Shadow Minister for Homeland Security 2003-04. He was Shadow Minister for Defence and Homeland Security from 2004 to 2005. In June 2005 he became Shadow Minister for Defence. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in December 2006 to 2007. In November 2007, Robert McClelland was appointed as the Attorney-General and currently holds that job.
After McClelland indicated on 8 October 2007 his party's disapproval of death sentences for all south Asian countries, his leader Kevin Rudd criticized the speech as "insensitive" because it was made on the eve of the anniversary of the Bali bombings.[1][2] McClelland apologized,[3] but critics called the positions inconsistent.[4]
In the 2007 Federal election, McClelland was re-elected to the seat of Barton with a 4.53% swing toward the Labor Party.[5]
In February 2008, McClelland stated that it was unacceptable that the ACT government, which is proposing to allow same-sex couples to enter into unions, would give the right to hold public ceremonies to celebrate their unions.[6] McClelland was criticised by Greens Senator Bob Brown, who said it was displaying the ugly face of Labor conservatism.[7]
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- ^ "No mercy for terrorists: Rudd", The Sydney Morning Herald, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ "PM slams Rudd over death penalty", The Age, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ "McClelland apologises to victims of Bali", news.com,au, October 11, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ "Australia under fire for 'inconsistent' death penalty stance", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission summary of Barton, Federal Election 2007.. Australian Electoral Commission (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Maley, Paul. "Gay unions are OK ... just don't do it in public", The Australian, 2008-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ "ACT civil partnerships issue will cause government rift: Brown", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2008-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Gary Punch |
Member for Barton 1996 – present |
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| Preceded by Phillip Ruddock |
Attorney General of Australia 2007 – present |
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| NAME | McClelland, Robert Bruce |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 26 January 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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