John McVeigh (politician)

The Honourable John McVeigh
Official portrait, 2017
Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government
In office 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) – 28 August 2018
Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison
Preceded by	Paul Fletcher
Succeeded by	Bridget McKenzie
Member of the Australian Parliament for Groom
In office 2 July 2016 – 18 September 2020
Preceded by	Ian Macfarlane
Succeeded by	Garth Hamilton
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Queensland
In office 3 April 2012 – 14 February 2015
Premier	Campbell Newman
Preceded by	Tim Mulherin (Primary Industries, Food and Rural Economies) Craig Wallace (Fisheries)
Succeeded by	Bill Byrne
Member of the Queensland Parliament for Toowoomba South
In office 24 March 2012 – 29 April 2016
Preceded by	Mike Horan
Succeeded by	David Janetzki
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-13) 13 May 1965 (age 59) Allora, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	LNP (state) Young Nationals (1980s)
Relations	Tom McVeigh (father)
Alma mater	University of Southern Queensland Bond University University of Queensland
Occupation	Salesman, management consultant

John Joseph McVeigh (born 13 May 1965) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election, representing the Division of Groom. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat in the Liberal party room. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018.^[1] He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2016 and was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Premier Campbell Newman.