Rob Mitchell — connections and sources

Public profile

Biography

Robert George Mitchell (born 9 September 1967) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2010, representing the electorate of McEwen. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2002 to 2006, and was Second Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022.

Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Date of birth: 1967-09-09
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
APH identifier: M3E

Political connections

First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.

Open in full network

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Chris Bowen · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Jana Stewart · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Alison Byrnes · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Cassandra Fernando · Shared faction: Labor RightWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Matt Burnell · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Ash Ambihaipahar · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Basem Abdo · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)

Official record

Parliamentary and professional history

Current and senior roles

12 November 2013–11 April 2022Second Deputy Speaker
13 May 2013–5 August 2013Government Whip — in the — House of Representatives
27 February 2012–5 August 2013Member of the Speaker's Panel

Committee service

28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Parliamentary Library
28 July 2022–presentJoint Standing — Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Privileges and Members' Interests — Chair
28 July 2022–presentHouse of Representatives Standing — Industry, Science and Resources
17 October 2016–11 April 2022House of Representatives Standing — Appropriations and Administration

Qualifications

Date not recordedMIAME
Date not recordedDipAutoBusMgt

Occupations

1 January 2006–1 January 2010Senior Government Adviser (Vic.) from 2006 to 2010.
1 January 2000–1 January 2002State Manager for diesel engine parts from 2000 to 2002.
1 January 1998–1 January 2000Sales manager of truck and bus parts from 1998 to 2000.
1 January 1989–1 January 2000Sales and marketing representative from 1989 to 2000.
1 January 1983–1 January 1987Apprentice bootmaker and finisher from 1983 to 1987.

Current parliamentary service

2025 — PresentRe-elected 2025Source
2022 — 2025Re-elected 2022Source
2019 — 2022Re-elected 2019Source
2016 — 2019Re-elected 2016Source
2013 — 2016Re-elected 2013Source
2010 — 2013Elected to the House of Representatives for McEwen, Victoria, 2010.Source

Sources and methodology

Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history.WikipediaBiography and official service history.They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures.WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information.WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification.WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.