David Johnston (politician)

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David Albert Lloyd Johnston (born 14 April 1956), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 2002, representing the state of Western Australia. Johnston was born in Perth and was educated at University of Western Australia, where he graduated in law. He was a barrister in Kalgoorlie before entering politics.

On 6 March 2006, Johnston was made Minister for Justice and Customs (effective 9 March), following the resignation of Senator Ian Campbell from the Human Services portfolio and Campbell's replacement by former Justice minister Chris Ellison.^[1]

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• Senator David Johnston, Senate of Australia homepage

Political offices
Preceded by Chris Ellison	Minister for Justice and Customs 2007	Abolished

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