Gavin King

Gavin King
King in August 2014
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Cairns
In office
24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded byDesley Boyle
Succeeded byRob Pyne
Personal details
Political partyLiberal National
OccupationJournalist

Gavin Ryan King (born 17 March 1979) is an Australian journalist, founder of news site TropicNow and author. He was also previously a politician, serving as a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015, representing the electorate of Cairns. He served as Assistant Minister for Tourism in the Newman Ministry from 2012 to 2015. He was previously known for being a chief of staff and opinion columnist for News Corporation.