Doug Slack

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2015}}

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|name = Doug Slack

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| constituency_AM1 = Burnett

| assembly1 = Queensland Legislative

| term_start1 = 1 November 1986

| term_end1 = 17 February 2001

| predecessor1 = Claude Wharton

| successor1 = Trevor Strong

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|birth_place = Gayndah, Queensland, Australia

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|birthname = Douglas John Slack

|nationality = Australian

|party = National Party

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| occupation = Businessman, farmer

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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.

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.{{cite web|title=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of Queensland|year=2015| url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=2377157269|accessdate= 6 February 2015}}