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Robinson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Robinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mark_Robinson.jpg/250px-Mark_Robinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mark_Robinson.jpg/375px-Mark_Robinson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Mark_Robinson.jpg/500px-Mark_Robinson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="579" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 May 2012 – 24 March 2015</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jason_O%27Brien" title="Jason O'Brien">Jason O'Brien</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grace_Grace" title="Grace Grace">Grace Grace</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensland Parliament">Queensland Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Oodgeroo" title="Electoral district of Oodgeroo">Oodgeroo</a> (2017–2024)<br /><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cleveland" title="Electoral district of Cleveland">Cleveland</a> (2009–2017)<br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />21 March 2009 – 26 October 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Weightman" title="Phil Weightman">Phil Weightman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Stoker" title="Amanda Stoker">Amanda Stoker</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-04-29</span>) </span>29 April 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Traralgon" title="Traralgon">Traralgon</a>, Australia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Julie Robinson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mark Andrew Robinson</b> (born 29 April 1963<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>) is an Australian politician who is a former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly</a>. From 2017 to 2024, he held the seat of <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Oodgeroo" title="Electoral district of Oodgeroo">Oodgeroo</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National Party</a> (LNP), having previously represented the seat of <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cleveland" title="Electoral district of Cleveland">Cleveland</a> from 2009-2017. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Robinson_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Robinson was born in <a href="/wiki/Traralgon,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Traralgon, Victoria">Traralgon, Victoria</a>. He has a PhD from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Queensland" title="University of Queensland">University of Queensland</a>, a Master of Arts in International Studies from <a href="/wiki/Griffith_University" title="Griffith University">Griffith University</a>, and a Bachelor of Science majoring in <a href="/wiki/Marine_biology" title="Marine biology">marine biology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zoology" title="Zoology">zoology</a> from <a href="/wiki/James_Cook_University" title="James Cook University">James Cook University</a>. He was a lecturer, teacher and charity manager before entering politics.<sup id="cite_ref-parlt_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_of_Parliament">Member of Parliament</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Robinson_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Member of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Queensland" title="Legislative Assembly of Queensland">Legislative Assembly of Queensland</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_National_Party_of_Queensland" title="Liberal National Party of Queensland">Liberal National Party</a> member for <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Cleveland" title="Electoral district of Cleveland">Cleveland</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He was appointed the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Apprenticeships and Trade Training in November 2010. Following the election of <a href="/wiki/Campbell_Newman" title="Campbell Newman">Campbell Newman</a> as LNP Leader, Robinson was given the position of Shadow Minister for Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-parlt_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parlt-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two weeks after the LNP formed government following its win in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Queensland_state_election" title="2012 Queensland state election">2012 state election</a>, Robinson was elevated to the role of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Queensland Parliament, and was formally elected to the position on 17 May 2012.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> At the 2017 redistribution the state seat was renamed Oodgeroo. He now serves as a member of the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee (PCCC) in the Parliament.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>He stood for the LNP leadership after the <a href="/wiki/2017_Queensland_state_election" title="2017 Queensland state election">2017 election</a> finishing third behind <a href="/wiki/Deb_Frecklington" title="Deb Frecklington">Deb Frecklington</a> and <a href="/wiki/John-Paul_Langbroek" title="John-Paul Langbroek">John-Paul Langbroek</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Robinson announced his intention to retire from politics at the <a href="/wiki/2024_Queensland_state_election" title="2024 Queensland state election">2024 state election</a> on 16 June 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Robinson_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mark is married to Julie Robinson and lives in <a href="/wiki/Redland_City" title="Redland City">Redland City</a>; they have 7 children together. <sup id="cite_ref-auto4_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policies_and_views">Policies and views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Robinson_(Australian_politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Policies and views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> has referred to Robinson as "ultra-conservative".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Labor MP <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Trad" title="Jackie Trad">Jackie Trad</a> once referred to him as an "extremist".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Abortion</dt></dl> <p>Robinson has been an outspoken critic of <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a>, and has stated he believes life is sacred. He said he once believed that abortion was a personal and medical choice, but his views have since changed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an MP, he attended multiple anti-abortion rallies including one in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Victoria, with his wife, for which he charged taxpayers his travel expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He opposed a 2018 law to decriminalise abortion in Queensland (previously, Queensland was the last remaining jurisdiction in Australia where performing an abortion was a crime) and allow abortion on request up to 22 weeks, as well as introduce safe access zones of 150 metres around clinics.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He referred to the Australian Labor Party as "the abortion party" and Jackie Trad (then-<a href="/wiki/Deputy_Premier_of_Queensland" title="Deputy Premier of Queensland">Deputy Premier</a>) as "Jihad Jackie", suggesting she was "on a jihad to force extreme abortion laws on QLDers".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Religion and ethnicity</dt></dl> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Times" title="Brisbane Times">Brisbane Times</a></i> described Robinson as a <a href="/wiki/Christian_right" title="Christian right">conservative Christian</a><sup id="cite_ref-auto3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while LNP MP Shane Knuth described him as a <a href="/wiki/Born-again_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Born-again Christian">born-again Christian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015 Robinson accused Australian politicians of "muspandering" (pandering to <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a>) and US politicians of "hispandering" (pandering to <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Family values, LGBT people and education</dt></dl> <p>In a press release on 12 May 2020, Robinson stated that parents are "sick" of "Labor's politically correct extremist social engineering" through "compulsory gender fluid programs in schools" and he is proud the LNP pledged to scrap "transgender studies" and "get the curriculum back to basics".<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He has expressed support for "mainstream values"<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "traditional family values".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the debate about legalising <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> in Australia in 2017, Mark Robinson's wife, Julie Robinson, posted an anti-SSM sign on Labor MP <a href="/wiki/Don_Brown_(Australian_politician)" title="Don Brown (Australian politician)">Don Brown</a>'s office window. Brown asked for an apology. Mark defended his wife, and accused Don of having a "fragile ego". 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