Robyn McSweeney

Robyn Mary McSweeney (born 9 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2001 to 2017, representing the region of South West.

McSweeney was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia. She was educated at Bridgetown and Manjimup high schools, and gained a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Sociology.

McSweeney was the Minister for Child Protection, Community Services, and Seniors and Volunteering, having held these portfolios as shadow minister prior to the Coalition's election in 2008. During her time in office, she was also Minister for Youth and Minister for Women’s Interests.

In 2015, she published the biography of her great-grandfather, Albert Edmund Cockram, an importer of racehorses.

In 2022 she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.