robert sercombe

Robert Charles Grant Sercombe (born 3 April 1949), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Maribyrnong, Victoria. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at the University of Melbourne. He was a public servant, social planner, and administrator before entering politics. He was an advisor to Clyde Holding, a minister in the Hawke government, 1983-88. He was a member of the Essendon City Council 1983-84. Sercombe was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1988-96. He was Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1993-94 and a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1992-94. In the federal Parliament, Sercombe was an Opposition Whip 1998-2001. He was elected to the Opposition Shadow Ministry after the 2004 election and appointed Shadow Minister for Pacific Islands (assisting the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd). Sercombe, Robert Sercombe, Robert

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