The Honourable Robert James Webster (born 16 September 1951) is an Australian company director and grazier and a former New South Wales parliamentarian.
Robert Webster | |
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Member of Parliament for Goulburn | |
In office 1984–1995 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 16 September 1951
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | National Party & Liberal Party |
Spouses | Elizabeth née Love (m. 1974; div. 1998)Caro née Black (m. 1999) |
Relations | Son of Leila Elizabeth & Eccleston Bales Webster |
Children | 2 sons 2 daughters |
Education | Wyvern House Newington College |
Profession | Director of Korn Ferry International |
Webster was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1963-1969), commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House. From 1970 until his election to State parliament he was a grazier at Salisbury Downs, a property near Bigga.
Webster represented Goulburn for the National Party 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. 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, 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 and Chair of the Board at Endeavour Energy.
Between 1997 and 2004 he served a Chairman of the National Science & Technology Centre, Questacon. He is currently chairman of ANZ Stadium's Advisory Board He is a former member of Newington College Council.
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