Doug Slack

Douglas John Slack (born 5 April 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Burnett in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1986 to 2001.

Doug Slack
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett
In office 1 November 1986 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	Claude Wharton
Succeeded by	Trevor Strong
Personal details
Born	Douglas John Slack (1941-04-05) 5 April 1941 (age 84) Gayndah, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National Party
Occupation	Businessman, farmer

Slack was born in Gayndah, Queensland, and was a farmer and businessman before entering politics. He served on the Opposition front bench from 1990 to 1995, holding the portfolios of Family Servinces and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs and Treasury (1990–1992) and Environment and Heritage (1992–1996). From 1996 to 1998 he was Minister for Economic Development and Trade, and following the Coalition's return to Opposition he was Shadow Minister for State Development until his defeat in 2001.^[1]