Robert George Akers (17 October 1941 – 28 October 2006) was an architect and Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, for the seat of Pine Rivers 1974–1983.
[2] 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 led to the end of the National-Liberal Coalition in Queensland (at State level).
[citation needed] Akers entered the 1994 Mayoral election as sitting Shire Chairman against Yvonne Chapman and 4 others.
This was the second time Ms Chapman had defeated Rob Akers at significant election, having taken the Queensland Parliamentary seat of Pine Rivers from him in 1983.