Vaughan Gregory Johnson is an Australia

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n politician. Born in Bourke

Bourke, New South Wales

-Transportation:Bourke can be reached by the Mitchell Highway, with additional sealed roads from town to the north , east and south . The town is also served by Bourke Airport and has Countrylink bus service to other regional centres, like Dubbo...

, New South Wales

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, he was a grazier and contractor before entering politics. Having moved to Queensland

Queensland

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, he was a councillor on Quilpie Shire Council

Quilpie Shire Council

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 from 1970 to 1973. From 1972 to 1973 he was Chairman of the Quilpie Branch of the National Party

National Party of Australia

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. In 1989, Johnson was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 as the National Party member for Gregory

Electoral district of Gregory

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, which he has represented since, joining the Liberal National Party in 2008. He has previously been the Shadow Minister for Sport and the Shadow Minister for Police and Corrections. Johnson is married with three children.