Robert John Pyne was born on 23 April 1967 and is an Australian politician who currently serves as a member of Cairns Regional Council, representing Division 5.
16 Facts About Rob Pyne
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Rob Pyne was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2015 until 2017, representing the electorate of Cairns.
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Rob Pyne contested the 2017 election as an independent candidate, but lost his seat to Labor candidate Michael Healy.
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Rob Pyne is the first quadriplegic member of any parliament of Australia.
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Rob Pyne had a spinal cord injury in December 1991 through breaking his neck diving into shallow water when he was 23 years old, which resulted in him becoming quadriplegic.
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Rob Pyne spent nine months recovering in the Princess Alexandra Hospital's Spinal Unit in Brisbane before going on to gain a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History and Politics from James Cook University in 1999 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queensland University of Technology in 2002.
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Rob Pyne first ran in 2008 as Division 3 councillor in the Cairns Regional Council elections, beating the former Deputy Mayor Terry James Rob Pyne inspected the Cairns Regional Council head office prior to taking up his role to ensure it was wheelchair accessible.
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Rob Pyne won the election in January 2015, defeating sitting Liberal National Party MP Gavin King.
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In January 2016, Rob Pyne resigned from the Labor Party's left faction.
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On 7 March 2016, after being publicly critical of a number of government decisions, Rob Pyne resigned from the Labor Party, saying that he was "no longer prepared to be told how to vote by someone from Brisbane".
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Rob Pyne moved to the crossbench to sit as an independent member.
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On 5 May 2016, Rob Pyne submitted a private members bill to the Queensland Parliament to decriminalise abortion in Queensland.
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In 2020, after returning to Cairns Regional Council at the local government elections, Rob Pyne joined Socialist Alliance.
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In 2024, Rob Pyne left Socialist Alliance and attempted to join the Australian Greens.
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Rob Pyne's father Tom Pyne was an Australian politician from 1961 until 2000.
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Rob Pyne was first elected to Mulgrave Shire Council in 1961 and served as deputy-chairman of Mulgrave Shire in 1976, chairman in 1979,1982,1983,1988 and 1991 and elected Mayor of Cairns City Council in 1995.