John Robertson (politician, born 1962)

The Honourable John Robertson
36th Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales
In office 31 March 2011 – 23 December 2014
Premier	Barry O'Farrell Mike Baird
Deputy	Linda Burney
Preceded by	Barry O'Farrell
Succeeded by	Luke Foley
Ministerial offices 2009–⁠2011 Minister for Transport In office 21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011 Premier Kristina Keneally Preceded by David Campbell (as Minister for Transport and Roads) Succeeded by Gladys Berejiklian Minister for the Central Coast In office 5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011 Premier Kristina Keneally Preceded by Ian Macdonald Succeeded by Chris Hartcher Minister for Public Sector Reform In office 30 January 2009 – 21 May 2010 Premier Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Paul Lynch Minister for Energy In office 14 September 2009 – 21 May 2010 Premier Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally Preceded by Ian Macdonald Succeeded by Paul Lynch Minister for Commerce In office 8 December 2009 – 21 May 2010 Premier Kristina Keneally Preceded by Jodi McKay Succeeded by Paul Lynch Minister for Industrial Relations In office 8 December 2009 – 21 May 2010 Premier Kristina Keneally Preceded by John Hatzistergos Succeeded by Paul Lynch Minister for Corrective Services In office 30 January 2009 – 4 December 2009 Premier Nathan Rees Succeeded by Phil Costa Special Minister of State In office 30 January 2009 – 4 December 2009 Premier Nathan Rees Minister for Climate Change and the Environment In office 14 September 2009 – 4 December 2009 Premier Nathan Rees Preceded by Carmel Tebbutt Succeeded by Frank Sartor
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Blacktown
In office 26 March 2011 – 25 August 2017
Preceded by	Paul Gibson
Succeeded by	Stephen Bali
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office 18 October 2008 – 26 March 2011
Preceded by	Michael Costa
Personal details
Born	John Cameron Robertson (1962-11-16) 16 November 1962 (age 61) Ryde, New South Wales
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Julie McLeod
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Technology, Sydney
Profession	Electrician Union organiser

John Cameron "Robbo" Robertson (born 16 November 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party in New South Wales from 2011 to 2014.^[1] Before entering politics he was prominent in the union movement.

Robertson was born in Sydney, and worked as an electrician before becoming an organiser for the Electrical Trades Union. He became an industrial officer with the Labor Council of New South Wales in 1991, and was elected assistant secretary in 1998 and secretary in 2001. He also served as a vice-president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Robertson entered the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2008, and was appointed to cabinet in 2009. He switched to the Legislative Assembly at the 2011 state election, where the Labor Party suffered a heavy defeat. Robertson was elected party leader following Kristina Keneally's resignation, becoming leader of the opposition. He resigned the leadership in the aftermath of the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis, after the disclosure of a minor link with its perpetrator. Robertson left politics in August 2017 to work in the non-profit sector. On 9 September 2017, it was announced that Robertson would chair the board for public insurer, icare.