Douglas John Slack (born 5 April 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was the

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member for Burnett in the

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from 1986 to 2001. Slack was born in

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, 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

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's return to Opposition he was Shadow Minister for State Development until his defeat in 2001.

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