Jack Dempsey

John Mark Dempsey (born 7 April 1966) is an Australian politician currently serving as Mayor of the Bundaberg Regional Council. He previously served as the Queensland Minister for Police and Community Safety in the Newman Government and was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2015. Political career Opposition A member of the National Party, Dempsey was first elected at the 2006 state election to the Electoral district of Bundaberg. He became a member of the Liberal National Party when the National party merged with the Liberal Party in July 2008. While in Opposition, Dempsey served as the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services from 21 September 2006 to 12 August 2008. He was a member of the Parliamentary Crime and Misconduct Committee from 11 October 2006 to 16 June 2011, and was the Shadow Minister for Child Safety and Shadow Minister for Sport from 6 April 2009 to 29 November 2010.