Andrew Robb
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Andrew John Robb is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2016, representing the Liberal Party. He served as Minister for Trade and Investment i
Official portrait, 2014
Robb in May 2005
Robb in October 2013 with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Robb in January 2015 with Indian tourism minister Mahesh Sharma during Australian Business in India Week
Revolving door (politics)
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In politics, a revolving door denotes a situation where legislators, regulators, or personnel in the public sector move to a similar position in the private sector, where many work in fields related t
Andrew Robb
…Trade and Investment, Robb approved Chinese company Shandong Landbridge Group to lease Port Darwin for 99 years. As soon as he left politics, Robb was hired by Shandong Landbridge on a $880,000 per year salary. In 2019, Robb left the position, shortly before a new foreign-interference law took effect. Robb, one of nine children, was born to Frank and Marie…
The metaphor of a revolving door has been used to describe people switching jobs, from working as lawmakers to being lobbyists, and vice versa.
Democratic Representative Dick Gephardt became a lobbyist in 2007 after he left office.