Robert James Webster
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Robert James Webster (16 September 1951) was an Australian parliamentarian. He was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College and from 1970 until his election to State parliament was a grazier at Salisbury Downs, a property near Bigga.
Webster represented Goulburn for the National Party of Australia in the NSW Legislative Assembly from March 1984 until May 1991 when he was elected as a member of the Legislative Council where he served until retiring from politics in 1995.[1] During his parliamentary career he served as Minister for Administrative Services and Assistant Minister for Transport, Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Administrative Services, Minister for Planning and Minister for Energy, Minister for Planning, Minister for Energy, Minister for State Development and Minister for Tourism, and finally as Minister for Planning and Minister for Housing.
While in Parliament, Webster was a member of the National Party but since 1996 has been a member of the Liberal Party. He is a former Executive Director of the International Banks and Securities Association of Australia and is now a Director of Korn Ferry International. Between 1997 and 2004 he served a Chairman of the National Science & Technology Centre, Questacon.[2]
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- ^ As a former MLC and Minister of the Crown he was granted retention of the title of Honourable for life.
- ^ The Hon. Robert James Webster, MP (1951 - ). Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
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| NAME | Webster, Robert James |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | New South Wales politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16 September 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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