Robert Lawrence Brokenshire (born 1957) is a

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n dairy farmer and former member of the

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. He represented the

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from 26 April 2017 to election defeat in 2018, and

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before that.

Political career

Between 1993 and 2006, Brokenshire represented the

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as the elected member for the

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in the

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(the Parliament's lower house). On 24 July 2008, Brokenshire replaced Andrew Evans in the

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(the Parliament's upper house), representing the conservative

. Brokenshire provides political commentary on the

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station 88.7 Coast FM monthly on the Thursday Magazine show, presented by Dave Hearn.

Liberal Party

Elected in 1993 to the seat of

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with the

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government, he was re-elected in

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and

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. In 1998, Brokenshire was promoted to cabinet in the

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government. His roles included Minister for Police, Correctional Services & Emergency Services, Minister for Gambling, Minister for Volunteers, and in opposition, Shadow Minister for Health. Brokenshire served three parliamentary terms representing the Liberal Party. After losing the seat to

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at the 2006 election, he was denied Liberal Party pre-selection for Mawson for the next election.

Family First Party

Brokenshire contested the seat of Kingston for the

in the 2007 federal election, receiving 5.71 percent of the vote. On 18 March 2008, he was chosen by Family First to replace Andrew Evans, who had retired from the Legislative Council, and Brockenshire was sworn in on 24 July 2008. A few years later, he expressed interest in switching to a Lower House seat, but never did so. Brokenshire has employed the

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legislation as part of his political strategy. 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. He opposed the abolition of the Legislative Council. Brokenshire has an interest in policing, education, road safety, legislation, governance, homelessness, hospital security, development, accountability, political advisers, school projects, suicide prevention, food security, and

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Australian Conservatives

In 2017, Brokenshire and

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joined the

when Family First ceased to exist. He failed in his bid to be re-elected to the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian election.

Personal life

Brokenshire's family is of Cornish descent.White, G. Pawley, ''A Handbook of Cornish Surnames''

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brokenshire, Robert Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia Family First Party politicians Members of the South Australian Legislative Council Australian people of Cornish descent 1957 births Living people Australian Christians 21st-century Australian politicians Australian Conservatives members