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Robyn McSweeney
Robyn McSweeney
Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Women's Interests; Youth
	In office; 14 December 2010 – 21 March 2013
Minister for Women's Interests
	In office; 9 February 2009 – 14 December 2010
Minister for Child Protection; Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering
	In office; 23 September 2008 – 14 December 2010
Member of the Western Australian Parliament; for South West
	In office; 10 February 2001 – 21 May 2017
Personal details
Born	9 October 1957 (age 67); Bridgetown, Western Australia
Citizenship	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Michael
Children	Four

Robyn Mary McSweeney (born 9 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2017, representing the region of South West.^[1]

McSweeney was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia. She was educated at Bridgetown and Manjimup high schools, and gained a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology.^[2]

McSweeney was the Minister for Child Protection, Community Services, and Seniors and Volunteering, having held these portfolios as shadow minister prior to the Coalition's election in 2008.^[3] During her time in office, she was also Minister for Youth and Minister for Women’s Interests.^[4]

In 2015, she published the biography of her great-grandfather, Albert Edmund Cockram, an importer of racehorses.^[5]^[6]

In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.^[4]