Robert McClelland (Australian politician)

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The Honourable
 Robert McClelland MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Barton
Incumbent
Assumed office 
2 March 1996
Preceded by Gary Punch
Majority 42,772 (57.54%)
Incumbent
Assumed office 
3 December 2007
Preceded by Philip Ruddock
Born 26 January 1958 (1958-01-26) (age 49)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Occupation Solicitor
Website [1]

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]

  1. ^ "No mercy for terrorists: Rudd", The Sydney Morning Herald, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. 
  2. ^ "PM slams Rudd over death penalty", The Age, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. 
  3. ^ "McClelland apologises to victims of Bali", news.com,au, October 11, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. 
  4. ^ "Australia under fire for 'inconsistent' death penalty stance", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, October 9, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-04. 
  5. ^ Australian Electoral Commission summary of Barton, Federal Election 2007.. Australian Electoral Commission (2007-12-19). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Gary Punch		 Member for Barton
1996 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Phillip Ruddock		 Attorney General of Australia
2007 – present		 Incumbent

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Persondata
NAME McClelland, Robert Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 26 January 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH
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