John Leo Hargreaves (born 27 April 1949) is a retired Australian

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. He was a Labor Party member of the

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Sq ...

from 1998 to 2012. In 2006, he stepped down as Transport Minister after he was charged with a drink driving offense. He acted as Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Housing. On 12 October 2009 Hargreaves announced his resignation as Minister from the Labor Cabinet although he stated that he intended to continue in his role as MLA for Brindabella. He retired from politics in 2012.ACT Legislative Assembly Hansard, 13 October 2009

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John Hargreaves, Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly
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Australian Labor Party members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 1949 births Living people Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub