Michael John

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Michael John (29 April 1943 – 6 June 2003) was a Welsh-born Australian politician.

He was born in Swansea to G. H. and Beryl John; the family migrated to Australia in 1956. He graduated from Hamilton High School with Honours and was awarded the Myer and Commonwealth Scholarships to the University of Melbourne, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law in 1965. He worked as a barrister and solicitor and as a partner in a law firm in Bendigo. In 1965 he married Belinda, with whom he had three daughters.^[1]

In 1985 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Bendigo East. He was made Shadow Cabinet Secretary in December 1985 and moved to the front bench as Shadow Minister for Planning and Environment, Tourism and Aboriginal Affairs in 1988. He left the front bench in 1989 but returned in 1991 as Shadow Minister for Community Services and Aboriginal Affairs, taking the ministry with the Coalition's victory at the 1992 state election. He served as a minister until 1996 and was defeated for re-election in 1999. John died in Bendigo in 2003.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Parliament of Victoria (2008). "John, Michael". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
New seat	Member for Bendigo East 1985–1999	Succeeded by Jacinta Allan

Persondata
Name	John, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Politician
Date of birth	29 April 1943
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Date of death	6 June 2003
Place of death	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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