Answer the following question: Facts: - birthname: robert edward borbidge - order: 35th premier of queensland - successor: peter beattie lex bell - constituency am: surfers paradise - party: national party - predecessor: wayne goss bruce bishop - term end: 26 june 1998 20 march 2001 - constituency: surfers paradise - term start: 19 february 1996 29 november 1980 - assembly: queensland legislative - name: rob borbidge - birth date: 12 august 1954 - nationality: australian australian - birth place: ararat , victoria , australia - occupation: motelier Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rob borbidge .
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robert edward borbidge -lrb- born 12 august 1954 -rrb- is a former australian politician who served as the 35th premier of queensland from 1996 to 1998 .he was the leader of the queensland branch of the national party , and was the last member of that party to serve as premier .his term as premier was contemporaneous with the rise of the one nation party of pauline hanson , which would see him lose office within two years .