House of Representatives

ROB Mitchell

Member for McEwen

Australian Labor Party · ALP

Federal parliamentary service16 years 2 month(s) and 8 days.Duration reported by the Parliamentary Handbook · 28 Oct 2026

Current ministry / shadow entries0Includes office-holder entries such as Cabinet membership; not a count of distinct policy areas.

Parliamentary service

First entered federal Parliament: 21 Aug 2010.

Service periods below follow the Handbook’s election and service boundaries. The source-reported duration above is shown separately from our interval calculation.

3 May 2025 – CurrentHouse of Representatives
Re-elected 2025
21 May 2022 – 3 May 2025House of Representatives
Re-elected 2022
18 May 2019 – 21 May 2022House of Representatives
Re-elected 2019
2 July 2016 – 18 May 2019House of Representatives
Re-elected 2016
7 Sept 2013 – 2 July 2016House of Representatives
Re-elected 2013
21 Aug 2010 – 7 Sept 2013House of Representatives
Elected to the House of Representatives for McEwen, Victoria, 2010.

Current responsibilities

Ministry and shadow ministry

No current ministry or shadow-ministry appointment is recorded in this Handbook snapshot.

Parliamentary and party offices

No additional current parliamentary or party office is recorded in this import.

These are the Handbook’s dated appointments. Party spokespeople and committee memberships outside these records need their own source checks.

Background before Parliament

Qualifications recorded by Parliament

Member, Institute of Automotive Mechanical Engineers
Diploma of Automotive Business Management,

Occupations recorded by Parliament

Senior Government Adviser (Vic.) from 2006 to 2010.
State Manager for diesel engine parts from 2000 to 2002.
Sales manager of truck and bus parts from 1998 to 2000.
Sales and marketing representative from 1989 to 2000.
Apprentice bootmaker and finisher from 1983 to 1987.

Appointment history

View 3 dated office and portfolio entries

Second Deputy Speaker12 Nov 2013 – 11 Apr 2022
Government Whip in the House of Representatives13 May 2013 – 5 Aug 2013
Member of the Speaker's Panel27 Feb 2012 – 5 Aug 2013

Reported parliamentary expenses

Summary verification pending

Reported office expenditure

April–June 2026 · 2026Q02

A matching record has been staged, but its official summary comparison is not complete. We are withholding the amount until that check passes.

No figure is shown. This does not mean zero spending, missing a declaration or wrongdoing. Salary, office expenditure and declared assets are different records.

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Public financial records

Statutory base salary

$239,270 AUD per year

Base rate effective 30 Aug 2026. This excludes role additions, allowances and personal tax circumstances.

Electorate allowance

$39,700–$57,100 AUD per financial year, depending on division area. The individual rate has not yet been matched to a verified area record.

Tribunal determination · sections 7–8

Checked 28 Oct 2026. Additional offices not matched above remain unverified. A base-only figure is not a verified total salary. Actual expense claims are separate records.

Salary rules Business resources and entitlements Reported parliamentary expenses House interests register

A salary rate, expense entitlement, reported office cost and declared asset are different records. Uncollected information is not a zero value.

Declared assets & interests

Property, investments, trusts and other declared interests are recorded separately from parliamentary salary and office spending.

Declaration details not yet transcribed

Use the official register and look for ROB Mitchell, McEwen. This links to the chamber’s register, not an individually matched statement.

Open House Register of Members’ Interests

No declaration totals or asset values are inferred. An unavailable entry does not mean no interests.

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Public websites & social accounts

Open Parliamentary Handbook

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Sources & portrait credit

Service, qualifications, occupations and appointments: Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Handbook. Snapshot as of 28 Oct 2026.

Portrait: TheScrubby. Original image · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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