Robert King (Australian politician)
- Robert King (Australian politician)
Robert Shannon King (22 March 1920 – 30 June 1991) was an Australian politician. Born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, he attended Carey Grammar School in Melbourne before serving in the military 1940-45. He returned to Warracknabeal as a farmer and grazier, and became an official of the Victorian Country Party. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wimmera. On 5 October 1971 he was appointed Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Primary Industry; he held this position until the McMahon Government's defeat on 5 December 1972. King's seat of Wimmera was abolished in 1977, and he retired from politics; he died in 1991.[cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-07-05] ]References
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NAME = King, Robert Shannon
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 22 March 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH = Warracknabeal, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH = 20 March 1991
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