Robert George (Rob) Akers (born 17 October, 1941) Architect and Liberal Party of Australia Member of the Legislative Assembly (Parliament) of Queensland, for the seat of Pine Rivers 1974-1983. Later he was Shire Chairman of Pine Rivers until 1994.
In 1995, he stood for the State seat of Kurwongbah as an independant.
Married fellow MLA, Rosemary Kyburz while in parliament, the first time sitting members had married each other.
He and his wife both lost their seats in the 1983 Liberal Party electoral collapse after Sir Joh (Bjelke-Petersen) characterised many of the Liberal Party members of his Coalition government as "ratbags". These events lead to the end of the National-Liberal Coalition in Queensland (at State level).
Honours, Awards, recognition
- Rob Akers was honoured by Pine Rivers Shire naming the Rob Akers Reserve, a substantial sportsground and parklands after him.
- Rob Akers was a recipient of the Centernary Medal in 2001 for his contribution to Australian Government and Society Lions Australia recipients of the Centenary Medal
Sometimes incorrectly identified as the author of a widely distributed 1986 paper on religious discrimination in Queensland: Queensland Criminal Code Review Submission R. L. AKERS, September 1996, [online] Note the differing middle initial.
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