John Forrest (Victorian politician)

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John Forrest
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mallee
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 March 1993
Preceded by Peter Fisher
Majority 24.4%
Personal details
Born 24 August 1949 (1949-08-24) (age 62)
Mildura, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Political party National Party of Australia
Alma mater Melbourne University
University of Aberdeen
Occupation Design engineer

John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Mallee in Victoria. He was born in Mildura, Victoria, and was educated at Melbourne University and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He was a design engineer with State Electricity Commission of Victoria and a lecturer at Ballarat College of Advanced Education before entering politics. He was a member of the Rural City of Swan Hill council.

Forrest was one of the initial members of the Lyons Forum, a conservative parliamentary ginger group.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marion Maddox, God Under Howard: The Rise of the Religious Right in Australian Politics,Allen & Unwin, 2005, p.38.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Peter Fisher
Member for Mallee
1993–present
Incumbent


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