Jack Houston

Jack Houston AM
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland Elections: 1969, 1972
In office 12 October 1966 – 1 July 1974
Deputy	Perc Tucker
Preceded by	Jack Duggan
Succeeded by	Perc Tucker
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
In office November 1976 – 19 February 1980
Leader	Tom Burns Ed Casey
Preceded by	Jack Melloy
Succeeded by	Bill D'Arcy
In office June 1966 – 12 October 1966
Leader	Jack Duggan
Preceded by	Eric Lloyd
Succeeded by	Perc Tucker
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bulimba
In office 3 August 1957 – 25 July 1980
Preceded by	Robert Gardner
Succeeded by	Ron McLean
Personal details
Born	John William Houston (1919-12-30)30 December 1919 Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	27 October 2008(2008-10-27) (aged 88) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Balmoral Cemetery
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Joan Catherine Lindsay ​ ​ (m. 1942)​
Alma mater	Brisbane Technical College
Occupation	Electrical fitter, Teacher

John William Houston (30 December 1919 – 27 October 2008) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulimba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1957 to 1980.^[1] He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Queensland Parliament from 11 October 1966 to 22 July 1974.^[1]