19 Facts About Robbie Katter

Robert Carl Ignatius Katter was born on 3 March 1977 and is an Australian politician.

Robbie Katter serves as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Traeger, having previously represented Mount Isa from 2012 to 2017.

Robbie Katter is the leader of Katter's Australian Party, having taken over from his father Bob Katter in February 2020.

Robbie Katter was born on 3 March 1977 in North Queensland.

Robbie Katter's father is Bob Katter, the federal member for Kennedy and founder of Katter's Australian Party, and his grandfather Bob Katter Sr.

Robbie Katter received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Property Economics from the Queensland University of Technology.

Robbie Katter started his career as a mine worker in Mount Isa, before working as a property valuer for fifteen years and running a small business in Mount Isa.

Robbie Katter won Mount Isa at the 2012 state election, pushing Labor incumbent Betty Kiernan into third place.

Robbie Katter capitalised on his family's name recognition in the area.

The state electorate of Mount Isa was abolished in 2017, and Robbie Katter followed most of his constituents into the new seat of Traeger.

The seat was created as a comfortably safe KAP seat, and Robbie Katter won it handily.

Robbie Katter serves on the boards of the Laura Johnson Home, a retirement home, and the Southern Gulf Catchments, an environmental organisation.

At the 2020 Queensland state election Robbie Katter retained his seat of Traeger with 58.85 per cent of first preference votes and 74.72 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote.

At the 2024 Queensland state election Robbie Katter retained his seat of Traeger.

In 2020, Robbie Katter called for the federal government to buy back Qantas Airline.

On May 22,2024, Robbie Katter introduced a motion in the Queensland Parliament that would separate North Queensland from the rest of the state, and called for a Referendum to be held in the North to allow residents to have their say on the matter.

Robbie Katter claimed that the region was being neglected by the state's South East, particularly in the areas of investment, infrastructure and disaster relief.

Robbie Katter is anti abortion and has made a pledge to introduce a Private Members Bill into the post election 2024 Queensland Parliament.

Robbie Katter is married to Daisy, a former journalist.