John Alexander Forrest (born 24 August 1949) is a former

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n politician who served as a National Party member of the

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from March 1993 until August 2013, representing the

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in Victoria. He was born in

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, and was educated at

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and the

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. Before entering politics he was a design engineer with the

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, a lecturer at Ballarat College of Advanced Education, and a member of the

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council. Forrest was one of the initial members of the

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, a conservative parliamentary

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. Forrest announced his retirement on 6 March 2013, stating that he would not contest the 2013 federal election.

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at the House of Representatives website * 1949 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia People from Mildura University of Melbourne alumni Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Mallee Academic staff of the Federation University Australia Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Australian MPs 1993–1996 Australian MPs 1996–1998 Australian MPs 1998–2001 Australian MPs 2001–2004 Australian MPs 2004–2007 Australian MPs 2007–2010 Australian MPs 2010–2013 {{Australia-National-politician-stub