Rob Johnson (politician)
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The Honourable Robert Frank Johnson MLA JP
(born 17 October 1943 in London
, England
) is an English Australian
politician, being a Liberal
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
representing the electorate of Hillarys
.
and subsequently became Mayor.
Soon after emigrating to Australia in 1988 he was elected as a councillor to the City of Wanneroo in 1991. The following year he was elected Mayor.
in 1993
and, following a re-distribution of boundaries, was re-elected for the seat of Hillarys
in 1996
.
He served in the Court
Government as Minister for Works; Services; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests from December 1999 until February 2001.
He currently serves in the 35th Cabinet of Western Australia in the capacity of Minister for Police, Emergency Services, Road Safety and as Leader of the House of the Legislative Assembly. He is one of the longest-serving members of State Parliament.
He is also the current Chairman of Radio Lollipop
(Australia), a children's charity that cares for children in hospital.
Justice of the Peace
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(born 17 October 1943 in London
London
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, England
England
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) is an English Australian
English Australian
English Australians, also known as Anglo-Australians are Australians of English descent, are the single largest ethnic group in Australia and the largest 'ancestry' identity in the Australia Census after "Australian"...
politician, being a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
representing the electorate of Hillarys
Electoral district of Hillarys
Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...
.
Local politics
At the age of 35 he was elected as a councillor to the London Borough of SuttonLondon Borough of Sutton
The London Borough of Sutton is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Outer London. It covers an area of and is the 80th largest local authority in England by population. It is one of the southernmost boroughs of London...
and subsequently became Mayor.
Soon after emigrating to Australia in 1988 he was elected as a councillor to the City of Wanneroo in 1991. The following year he was elected Mayor.
Western Australian Parliament
Mr Johnson was elected as the Member for WhitfordElectoral district of Whitford
Whitford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1977 to 1996.-History:The district was based in the northern suburbs of Perth and was created first contested at the 1977 state election...
in 1993
Western Australian state election, 1993
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 6 February 1993 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
and, following a re-distribution of boundaries, was re-elected for the seat of Hillarys
Electoral district of Hillarys
Hillarys is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in Perth's northern suburbs. Politically, it is a safe Liberal seat.-Geography:...
in 1996
Western Australian state election, 1996
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
.
He served in the Court
Richard Court
Richard Fairfax Court AC , was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001.Court was born into an old political...
Government as Minister for Works; Services; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests from December 1999 until February 2001.
He currently serves in the 35th Cabinet of Western Australia in the capacity of Minister for Police, Emergency Services, Road Safety and as Leader of the House of the Legislative Assembly. He is one of the longest-serving members of State Parliament.
Business career
After arriving in Australia he started a family business incorporating an investment firm and a national computer distributorship.He is also the current Chairman of Radio Lollipop
Radio Lollipop
Radio Lollipop is a charitable organization for entertaining children in hospital. It organizes volunteers to spend time with children on a one to one basis, taking its name from the radio stations it runs in hospitals playing children's programming - part presented by children...
(Australia), a children's charity that cares for children in hospital.