Robin Scott (Victorian politician)
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Robin Scott | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Preston | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Leighton |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 4 December 2014 – 29 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Clark |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs | |
| In office 4 December 2014 – 29 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Guy |
| Succeeded by | Richard Wynne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Shaojie Scott |
Robin David Scott (born 23 January 1973) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the seat of Preston.
Early life
Scott was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics from La Trobe University.
While at La Trobe, Scott was involved in student politics and was one of the alleged conspirators of the SRC ballot rigging incident. Along with three other candidates facing charges, Scott withdrew his nomination.[1] Three of the accused, Larocca, Donnelly and Scott were subsequently hired in 1996 as electorate officers for the Australian Labor Party, with Scott becoming secretary of the party's Preston Branch.
Political career
In 2006, Robin Scott was selected as the Labor candidate for Preston, a safe seat being vacated by sitting member Michael Leighton. Scott has represented the seat since. Scott served as Victorian Labor's Shadow Minister for Finance and WorkCover after their loss at the 2010 state election. On 4 December 2014 he was sworn in as Minister for Finance and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the first Andrews Ministry. Following the 2018 state election, Scott became Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Veterans in the second Andrews Ministry.[2]
On 15 June 2020, Scott resigned from his ministerial positions after becoming embroiled in a scandal around allegations of branch stacking and use of parliamentary employees for party political campaigning by Adem Somyurek.[3]
References
- ^ "Deputy Returning Officer's Report 1995" (PDF). Karsten Haley. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Daniel Andrew’s new ministry list for his government’s second term
- ^ "Robin Scott resigns as minister over Somyurek scandal". Brisbane Times. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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