Rob Pyne

Cr Rob Pyne
Councillor of the Cairns Region for Division 5
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 March 2024
Preceded by	Amy Eden
Councillor of the Cairns Region for Division 2
In office 28 March 2020 – 16 March 2024
Preceded by	John Shilling
Succeeded by	Matthew Tickner
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns
In office 31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017
Preceded by	Gavin King
Succeeded by	Michael Healy
Councillor of the Cairns Region for Division 3
In office 25 March 2008 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Jeff Pezzutti
Succeeded by	Cathy Zeiger
Personal details
Born	Robert John (1967-04-23) 23 April 1967 (age 57) Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Greens (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Labor (until 2016) Independent (2016–2020) Socialist Alliance (2020-2024)
Spouse	Jenny Pyne
Children	1
Parent	Tom Pyne (father)
Residence(s)	Mount Sheridan, Queensland, Australia
Alma mater	James Cook University (BA) Queensland University of Technology (LLB)
Occupation	disability advocate politician
Website	robpyne.com.au

Robert John Pyne (born 23 April 1967) is an Australian politician who currently serves as a member of Cairns Regional Council, representing Division 5. He was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2015 until 2017, representing the electorate of Cairns.

Pyne was elected to parliament as a member of the Australian Labor Party, but resigned to sit as an independent in March 2016. He contested the 2017 election as an independent candidate, but lost his seat to Labor candidate Michael Healy.

He is the first quadriplegic member of any parliament of Australia.^[1][2][3]