Tom McVeigh

Daniel Thomas McVeigh (born 7 May 1930) is a former Australian politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1988, representing the National Party (previously the National Country Party). He held ministerial office in the Fraser government, serving as Minister for Housing and Construction (1980–1982) and Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment (1982–1983).

Early life McVeigh was born on 7 May 1930 in Allora, Queensland. In 1941, aged 11, he was tasked with welcoming Prime Minister Arthur Fadden to his school and promised to succeed him in the seat of Darling Downs. McVeigh later attended boarding school in Brisbane. He became a "third-generation Darling Downs primary producer and a prize-winning wheat farmer", on a property of . He also played in the A-grade of the Darling Downs Rugby Union as a half-back. He served on the council of the Queensland Graingrowers' Association (1963–1966), as a Queensland delegate to the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation (1964–1966), and on the Queensland State Wheat Board (1965–1974). McVeigh nonetheless remained a Nationals frontbencher during this time, serving as the party's spokesman on Aboriginal affairs.

In December 1987, it was reported that the Queensland state government had nominated McVeigh to serve as agent-general in London. He formally resigned from parliament on 29 February 1988, sparking a by-election in Groom.

Family His son, John, served in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba South from 2012 to 2016 before winning Tom's old federal seat of Groom in 2016.