Ian Robinson (Australian politician)

The Honourable Ian Robinson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Cowper
In office 30 November 1963 – 1 December 1984
Preceded by	Frank McGuren
Succeeded by	Garry Nehl
Member of the Australian Parliament for Page
In office 1 December 1984 – 24 March 1990
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Harry Woods
Personal details
Born	(1925-03-25) 25 March 1925 Coraki, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Occupation	Dairy farmer, company director

Ian Louis Robinson (born 27 March 1925) is an Australian politician.

Born in Coraki, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a dairy farmer, a journalist and company director. In 1953 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country member for Casino, holding the seat until 1963, when he retired to contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Cowper. Cowper had been won in 1961 by Labor's Frank McGuren, who had defeated the ailing Country member Earle Page, who had been too ill to campaign. Robinson defeated McGuren, and became Assistant Minister assisting the Postmaster-General, Alan Hulme, on 20 August 1971. Robinson lost the position when the Coalition was defeated in the 1972 federal election. He held Cowper until 1984, when he transferred to the new seat of Page. He held Page until 1990, when he was defeated by Labor's Harry Woods.

References

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by John Reid	Member for Casino 1953–1963	Succeeded by Richmond Manyweathers
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Frank McGuren	Member for Cowper 1963 – 1984	Succeeded by Garry Nehl
Preceded by new seat	Member for Page 1984 – 1990	Succeeded by Harry Woods