Tom McVeigh

Background

McVeigh was born in Allora, Queensland and was a farmer before entering the Australian Parliament.

Career

He was appointed Minister for Housing and Construction in the Fraser government in November 1980. In May 1982, he was moved to the portfolio of Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment and held that position to the defeat of the government at the 1983 election. In 1984, with the abolition of the seat of Darling Downs, McVeigh followed most of his constituents into the new Division of Groom, which he held until his resignation in February 1988.

Achievements

• McVeigh won the seat of Darling Downs for the National Country Party at the 1972 election.

Membership

He was a member of the Queensland State Wheat Board from 1965 to 1974, the Queensland delegate to the Australian Wheatgrowers" Federation from 1964 to 1966 and a state councillor of the Queensland Graingrowers" Association from 1963 to 1966. He is the father of John McVeigh, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba South.