Les Johnson | |
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| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 6 June 1975 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Jim Cavanagh |
| Succeeded by | Tom Drake-Brockman |
| Minister for Housing and Construction | |
| In office 30 November 1973 – 6 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Himself (Housing; Works) |
| Succeeded by | John Carrick |
| Minister for Works | |
| In office 9 October 1973 – 30 November 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Jim Cavanagh |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Housing & Construction) |
| Minister for Housing | |
| In office 19 December 1972 – 30 November 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Kevin Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Housing & Construction) |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Hughes | |
| In office 25 October 1969 – 19 December 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Don Dobie |
| Succeeded by | Robert Tickner |
| In office 10 December 1955 – 26 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Don Dobie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1924 Enfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 26 May 2015 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Gladys Jones (2) Marion Sharkey (nee Legge) |
| Children | Grant, Sally, Jenny |
| Occupation | fitter and turner, union organiser |
Leslie Royston Johnson AM (22 November 1924 – 26 May 2015) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Whitlam government, serving as Minister for Housing (1972–1973), Works (1973), Housing and Construction (1973–1975), and Aboriginal Affairs (1975). He represented the Division of Hughes in New South Wales from 1955 to 1966 and from 1969 to 1983. He later served as High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1984 to 1985, cutting short his term due to his daughter's ill health.