Bob Baldwin

Robert Charles "Bob" Baldwin (born 9 March 1955), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to October 1998 and again since November 2001, representing the Division of Paterson in New South Wales. He was born in Gloucester, United Kingdom, and was a company director before entering politics.

He held the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism & Resources from January 2006 until December 2007 when the Australian Labor Party was elected to govern Australia. After the election, on 6 December 2007 Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson announced that Baldwin would be the new Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Personnel and Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence.^[1].

On 16 April 2008 he represented the Federal Opposition leader, Brendan Nelson at the commemoration service for HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran personnel who lost their lives on 19 November 1941. Aboard HMAS Anzac, Mr Baldwin was honoured to lay a wreath on behalf of relatives and friends of those who lost their lives onboard HMAS Sydney.

Parliamentary Positions

Ministerial Appointments

• 27 January 2006 - 3 December 2007 - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources

Parliamentary Positions

• 16 November 2004 - 7 February 2006 - Member, Speakers Panel

Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing:

• 29 May 1996 - 9 October 2006 - Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform
• 29 May 1996 - 24 September 1997 - Industry, Science and Technology
• 29 May 1996 - 29 September 1997 - Primary Industries, Resources and Rural and Regional Affairs
• 20 March 2002 - 31 August 2004 - Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Chair from 9 October 2003)
• 1 December 2004 - 27 January 2006 - Members' Interests
• 1 December 2004 - 27 January 2006 - House

Joint Standing:

• 18 June 1996 - 31 August 1998 - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
• 20 March 2002 - 31 August 2004 - Treaties
• 20 March 2002 - 27 January 2006 - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
• 1 December 2004 - 27 January 2006 - Public Accounts and Audit (Chair from 6 December 2004)
• from 7 March 2008 - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
• from 7 March 2008 - Public Accounts and Audit

Joint Statutory:

• 1 December 2004 - 15 October 2007 - Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings
• from 11 March 2008 - Public Accounts and Audit

Parliamentary Party positions

• from 6 December 2007 - Shadow Minister for Defence Science, Personnel
• from 6 December 2007 - Assisting Shadow Minister for Defence

References

• "Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members: The Hon Bob Baldwin MP, Member for Paterson (NSW)". Parliament of Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=LL6. Retrieved on 2008-07-22. 

External links

• Search or browse Hansard for Bob Baldwin at OpenAustralia.org