John McVeigh (politician)

John McVeigh
Official portrait, 2017
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
In office
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) – 28 August 2018
Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Preceded byPaul Fletcher
Succeeded byBridget McKenzie
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Groom
In office
2 July 2016 – 18 September 2020
Preceded byIan Macfarlane
Succeeded byGarth Hamilton
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Queensland
In office
3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
PremierCampbell Newman
Preceded byTim Mulherin (Primary Industries, Food and Rural Economies)
Craig Wallace (Fisheries)
Succeeded byBill Byrne
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Toowoomba South
In office
24 March 2012 – 29 April 2016
Preceded byMike Horan
Succeeded byDavid Janetzki
Personal details
Born (1965-05-13) 13 May 1965 (age 59)
Allora, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
LNP (state)
Young Nationals (1980s)
RelationsTom McVeigh (father)
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland
Bond University
University of Queensland
OccupationSalesman, management consultant

John Joseph McVeigh (born 13 May 1965) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election, representing the Division of Groom. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat in the Liberal party room. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018.[1] He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2016 and was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Premier Campbell Newman.

  1. ^ Turnbull, Malcolm (19 December 2017). "Ministerial Arrangements" (Press release). Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018. John McVeigh, who previously served as a minister in the Queensland Liberal National Party State Government, will join Cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government.