10 Facts About Robert Brokenshire

Robert Lawrence Brokenshire was born on 1957 and is a South Australian dairy farmer and former member of the South Australian Parliament.

Robert Brokenshire represented the Australian Conservatives from 26 April 2017 to election defeat in 2018, and Family First Party before that.

Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the Liberal Party as the elected member for the electoral district of Mawson in the South Australian House of Assembly.

On 24 July 2008, Robert Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans in the South Australian Legislative Council, representing the conservative Family First Party.

Robert Brokenshire provides political commentary on the community radio station 88.7 Coast FM monthly on the Thursday Magazine show, presented by Dave Hearn.

In 1998, Robert Brokenshire was promoted to cabinet in the John Olsen government.

Robert Brokenshire contested the seat of Kingston for the Family First Party in the 2007 federal election, receiving 5.71 percent of the vote.

Robert Brokenshire has employed the Freedom of Information legislation as part of his political strategy.

Robert Brokenshire sat on various parliamentary committees, including the Public Works Committee, Select Committee on the Emergency Services Levy, Families SA Committee, Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Certain Matters Relating to Horse Racing in South Australia, and Natural Resources Committee.

Robert Brokenshire failed in his bid to be re-elected to the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian election.