John Hegarty (politician) explained

John Hegarty
Constituency Am1:Redlands
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:15 July 1995
Term End1:17 February 2001
Predecessor1:John Budd
Successor1:John English
Birth Date:16 September 1947
Birthname:John Joseph Hegarty
Nationality:Australian
Party:National
Occupation:Insurance broker, soldier

John Joseph Hegarty (born 16 September 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Redlands in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2001.

Hegarty served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and was part of the army reserve from 1969 to 1994. He was a commissioned officer from 1971. He also worked as an insurance consultant. Following his election in 1995, he was a National Party backbencher in the Borbidge Government. In June 1998 he became Deputy Opposition Whip, serving until his defeat in 2001.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2964195176 Hegarty, Mr John Joseph