Stuart Robert

Stuart Rowland Robert (born 11 December 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business from 2021 to 2022, following his appointment as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2019.[1] He was also appointed Acting Minister for Education and Youth in December 2021 and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fadden upon winning the seat at the 2007 federal election, until his resignation in May 2023. Robert served in the Abbott Ministry as the Assistant Minister for Defence from 18 September 2013[2][3] until 21 September 2015. Following a leadership spill in the preceding week, new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed Robert to the roles of Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister for Human Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC. Following an investigation into a possible conflict of interest, Robert announced his resignation from the Ministry on 12 February 2016.[4] Robert later served as Assistant Treasurer from August 2018 and in 2021 was appointed to Cabinet as Employment Minister, a role in which he served until the May 2022 general election, when the Coalition lost power. He resigned from Parliament in May 2023.