Doug Slack

Doug Slack
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Burnett
In office
1 November 1986 – 17 February 2001
Preceded byClaude Wharton
Succeeded byTrevor Strong
Personal details
Born
Douglas John Slack

(1941-04-05) 5 April 1941 (age 83)
Gayndah, Queensland, Australia
Political partyNational Party
OccupationBusinessman, farmer

Douglas John Slack (born 5 April 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Burnett in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1986 to 2001.

Slack was born in Gayndah, Queensland, and was a farmer and businessman before entering politics. He served on the Opposition front bench from 1990 to 1995, holding the portfolios of Family Servinces and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs and Treasury (1990–1992) and Environment and Heritage (1992–1996). From 1996 to 1998 he was Minister for Economic Development and Trade, and following the Coalition's return to Opposition he was Shadow Minister for State Development until his defeat in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Burnett
1986–2001 		Succeeded by


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