Robert Alan Mitchell (born 5 August 1948) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for

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in the

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from 1992 to 2001.

Biography

Mitchell was born in

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. He served on

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from 1977 to 1982. He was appointed to the Coalition front bench in 1998 as Shadow Minister for Mines and Energy, but he left the ministry in 1999. He was defeated in 2001.

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1948 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-National-politician-stub