Rob Pyne

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Rob Pyne
Cr Rob Pyne
Councillor of the Cairns Region ; for Division 2
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 March 2020
Preceded by	John Shilling
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; 23 April 1967; Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Socialist Alliance (from 2020)
Other political; affiliations	Labor (until 2016); Independent (2016–2020);
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, currently serving as a Cairns Region councillor as a member of the Socialist Alliance. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from January 2015 until November 2017, representing the electorate of Cairns. Pyne was elected for the Australian Labor Party, but resigned to sit as an independent in March 2016; he then lost his seat to a Labor candidate at the 2017 election. Pyne was formerly a two-term councillor for the Cairns Regional Council. Pyne is the first quadriplegic member of any parliament of Australia.

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