MARK ROBINSON

Mark was elected to the Queensland Parliament in 2009 after a career of 26 years mainly in the fields of education and charity management. Mark is passionate about protecting and improving the Bayside lifestyle of the residents of Cleveland District. He is committed to working hard for a better Bayside.

Since entering Parliament as the  Member for Cleveland (now known as Oodgeroo), Mark has served as the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees, the Shadow Minister for Main Roads, Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure, and as the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Apprenticeships and Trade Training. He has served on the Members Ethics and Parliamentary Privilege Committee and Transport, Local Government & Infrastructure Committee, Transport, Housing & Local Government Committee along with other Committees.

Mark is currently a member of the Health and Environment Committee and the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee and serves as an Executive Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Prior to entering parliament, Mark worked in various education roles - as a lecturer, TAFE teacher, research assistant, tutor in indigenous education and as a university chaplain. Besides his achievements in education, Mark’s public service record and organisational management credentials are significant. Mark has worked at an international level in the management of charitable programs working with orphans, children and youth in Asia, Europe and the USA.

Mark’s education includes a PhD at the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, a Masters degree in International and Asian Studies at Griffith University, a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Marine Biology and Zoology, from James Cook University, and a Diploma in Christian Ministry.

Mark and his wife Julie and children live in the Redlands. He is a keen fisherman, tennis player and dedicated family man.