Robert Hill (Australian politician)

Robert Hill
Official portrait, 2006
15th Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
In office
26 July 2010  25 July 2014
Preceded byJohn von Doussa
Succeeded byRear Admiral Kevin Scarce
Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations
In office
27 March 2006  May 2009
Preceded byCaroline Millar (acting)
Succeeded byGary Quinlan
Minister for Defence
In office
12 November 2001  27 January 2006
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byPeter Reith
Succeeded byBrendan Nelson
Minister for the Environment
In office
11 March 1996  12 November 2001
Prime MinisterJohn Howard
Preceded byJohn Faulkner (as Minister for Environment, Sport and Territories)
Succeeded byDavid Kemp
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
11 March 1996  20 January 2006
Preceded byGareth Evans
Succeeded byNick Minchin
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office
3 April 1990  11 March 1996
Preceded byFred Chaney
Succeeded byJohn Faulkner
Senator for South Australia
In office
1 July 1981  15 March 2006
Preceded bySir Condor Laucke
Succeeded byCory Bernardi
Personal details
Born (1946-09-25) 25 September 1946
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
SpouseDiana Marie Hill (née Jacka)
ChildrenVictoria Hill (daughter)

Robert Murray Hill AC (born 25 September 1946) is a retired Australian politician. He is an adjunct professor in Sustainability and Co-Director of the Alliance 21 project at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He is also a Commissioner of the Global Ocean Commission and the 15th Chancellor of the University of Adelaide.