Robyn Preston
MP
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Hawkesbury
Assumed office
23 March 2019
Preceded byDominic Perrottet
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia

Robyn Anne Preston is an Australian politician. She has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Hawkesbury for the Liberal Party.[1] Her Electorate Office is situated within the grounds of Western Sydney University in Richmond.

Preston was on The Hills Shire Council for ten years, including a period as deputy mayor, and was also Australia's first female rugby league commentator on commercial television.[2]

In the 1980s, Preston appeared as a centrefold model in Penthouse Magazine under the pseudonym of Kelly Russell. The photos re-emerged in 2018 as she was seeking preselection for the seat she eventually won and in 2012 as she sought to be elected to The Hills Shire Council.[3] One of the people who had circulated them in 2018 was Peter Poulos who became a member of the Legislative Council in 2021 and was publicly criticised for it in the leadup to the 2023 election.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ms Robyn Anne Preston MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony (2019). "Hawkesbury". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ Visentin, Lisa (1 December 2018). "Former Penthouse pet Robyn Preston preselected for NSW Treasurer's old seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ Wang, Jessica (16 February 2023). "Brittany Higgins' scathing tweet after NSW Premier stands by councillor who shared explicit photos of MP". News.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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New South Wales Legislative Assembly Preceded byDominic Perrottet Member for Hawkesbury 2019–present Incumbent
Current members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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