Richard Colbeck

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Senator The Honourable
Richard Colbeck
Colbeck in 2014
Previous ministerial offices
Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment
In office
21 September 2015 – 19 July 2016
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKeith Pitt
Senator for Tasmania
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 February 2018
Preceded byStephen Parry
In office
4 February 2002 – 2 July 2016
Preceded byJocelyn Newman
Succeeded byJonathon Duniam
Personal details
Born
Richard Mansell Colbeck

(1958-04-05) 5 April 1958 (age 67)
Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Alma materDevonport Technical College

Richard Mansell Colbeck (born 5 April 1958) is an Australian politician. He has been a

Minister for Youth and Sport
since May 2019.

Colbeck was first elected at the

parliamentary eligibility crisis
.

Colbeck is a member of the Moderate/Modern Liberal faction of the Liberal Party.[1][2]

Early life

Colbeck was born in

Myrtleford, Victoria, and was educated at Devonport Technical College. He was a building estimator and supervisor, managing director and proprietor of a building consultancy before entering politics.[3]

In his early years, Colbeck gained qualifications in Small Business Management; Technology (Building); and Carpentry and Joinery Trade and Proficiency. He was an apprentice carpenter and joiner between 1977 and 1979; a trainee estimator and supervisor 1977–79; and manager 1979–84. Between 1984 and 1989 he was a building estimator and supervisor; and managing director and proprietor of building consultancy from 1989.[4]

From 1993 to 1996, and from 1998 to 2000, Colbeck served as the president of the Devonport Chamber of Commerce. From 1998 to 2001, he was a member of the board of directors of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI). From 1999 to 2002, he was an Alderman of the

Devonport City Council.[4]

Political career

On 4 February 2002, Colbeck was appointed to the Senate by the Governor of Tasmania under section 15 of the Constitution, to fill the casual vacancy caused by the retirement of Senator Jocelyn Newman. He had already been elected to the Senate at the 2001 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2002. He was re-elected in 2007.[4]

Colbeck was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in October 2004. In January 2006 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration.

Abbott Ministry as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture following the 2013 federal election.[6]

Following the

First Turnbull Ministry from September 2015 to July 2016.[4]

At the

parliamentary eligibility crisis. The Court of Disputed Returns conducted a recount and declared Colbeck elected.[9]

Colbeck is considered to belong to the moderate wing of the Tasmanian Liberals, and supported Malcolm Turnbull during the

Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.[4] Prior to the 2019 federal election he was preselected in first place on the Liberals' Senate ticket and was re-elected.[11]

After the election, Colbeck was appointed

Second Morrison Ministry. Between August and September 2020, Colbeck was criticised for his handling of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities in Victoria, resulting in the deaths of 350 aged care residents as of late August 2020.[12] There were calls by the Labor opposition for Colbeck to be sacked as aged care minister. In September 2020, Colbeck was also censured by the Senate by 25–21 votes for failing to take responsibility for a "crisis in the aged care sector", but he was defended by the Prime Minister who said that the majority of the sector was unaffected during the pandemic.[13][14] In December 2020, his aged care portfolio was subsequently passed to health minister Greg Hunt, with Colbeck continuing as Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport. He held these portfolios until May 2022, following the appointment of the Albanese ministry
.

During Colbeck's tenure as sport minister, Sport Integrity Australia was created in 2020 as a replacement for the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. A new National Sports Tribunal was also created as the avenue for appeals, replacing the role of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.[15][16]

After the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Colbeck called for the International Shooting Sport Federation to remove Russian billionaire Vladimir Lisin as its President.[17]

References

  1. ^ Massola, James (20 March 2021). "Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ Massola, James (8 April 2023). "How Morrison's shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck". ABC. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Senator the Hon. Richard Mansell Colbeck". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The 43nd Parliament: Shadow Ministry". Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  6. Commonwealth of Australia. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Federal election 2016: Abetz 'coup' cut me down, says Colbeck". The Australian. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. ^ "How Lisa Singh and Richard Colbeck used personal appeal against party rankings". Guardian Australia. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Two Tasmanian senators sworn into Parliament after citizenship shake-up". ABC News. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Senator Richard Colbeck's 'loyalty', 'integrity' highlighted by PM Scott Morrison in pre-selection stoush". ABC News. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Richard Colbeck, Claire Chandler and Tanya Denison nominated in Liberal preselection battle". ABC News. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Labor calls for Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck to be sacked over coronavirus handling". ABC News. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Morrison shrugs off censure of aged care minister Richard Colbeck over Covid conduct". The Guardian. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck censured by the Senate". 9 News. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Australia set for new anti-doping regime". 9 News. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  16. ^ Hunt, Holly (8 January 2021). "Australian government forms advisory council to safeguard sports". Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Australian Sports Minister believes ISSF should remove Lisin as President". www.insidethegames.biz. 21 April 2022.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Senator for Tasmania
2002–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Senator for Tasmania
2018–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Gary Gray
as Minister for Tourism 		Minister for Tourism and International Education
2015–2016 		Succeeded byas Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
New ministerial post
Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment

2015–2016 		Succeeded byas Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
Preceded by
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources

2018–2019 		Succeeded by
Ministry abolished
Preceded byas Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation Minister for Youth and Sport
2019–2020 		Succeeded byas Minister for Education and Youth
Succeeded by
Himself
as Minister for Sport
Preceded by Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Minister for Health and Aged Care
Succeeded by
Himself
as
Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services
Preceded by
Himself
as Minister for Youth and Sport 		Minister for Sport
2020–2022 		Succeeded by
vacant
Preceded by
Himself
as Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians
Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services

2020–2022 		Succeeded by
vacant
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