John Hegarty (politician)
John Joseph Hegarty is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Redlands in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2001.
Hegarty served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 and was part of the army reserve from 1969 to 1994. He was a commissioned officer from 1971. He also worked as an insurance consultant. Following his election in 1995, he was a National Party backbencher in the Borbidge Government. In June 1998 he became Deputy Opposition Whip, serving until his defeat in 2001.
