Tom McVeigh
Minister for Housing and Construction | |
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In office 3 November 1980 – 7 May 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Ray Groom |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Groom | |
In office 1 December 1984 – 29 February 1988 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Bill Taylor |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Darling Downs | |
In office 2 December 1972 – 1 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | Reginald Swartz |
Succeeded by | Division abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Allora, Queensland, Australia | 7 May 1930
Political party | National |
Children | John McVeigh (son) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Daniel Thomas McVeigh (born 7 May 1930) is a former Australian politician. He served in the
Early life
McVeigh was born on 7 May 1930 in
Politics
McVeigh won the seat of
McVeigh aligned himself with Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen's "Joh for Canberra" campaign in 1987, which sparked a fracture in the Nationals between Queensland MPs seeking an independent National Party and supporters of federal leader Ian Sinclair and the existing coalition with the Liberals. He was the first Nationals MP to withdraw from the Coalition, doing so at a party meeting on 17 March.[4] McVeigh nonetheless remained a Nationals frontbencher during this time, serving as the party's spokesman on Aboriginal affairs.[1] He eventually rejoined the Coalition on 11 August.[5]
In December 1987, it was reported that the Queensland state government had nominated McVeigh to serve as agent-general in London.[6] He formally resigned from parliament on 29 February 1988, sparking a by-election in Groom.[7]
Family
His son,
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Biography for McVEIGH, the Hon. Daniel Thomas (Tom)". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Schoolboy's dream of politics comes true". The Canberra Times. 29 March 1981.
- ^ Brammall, Colin (8 November 1981). "'Break-the-jaw' philosophy guides politician McVeigh". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Malone, Paul (18 March 1987). "Howard puts Nationals on the spot". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "McVeigh in coalition". The Canberra Times. 12 August 1987.
- ^ "McVeigh 'for London'". The Canberra Times. 5 December 1987.
- ^ "Tom McVeigh resigns". The Canberra Times. 1 March 1988.
- ^ "Political son takes reins in seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2015.