Tom Barton (politician)
Thomas Alfred Barton is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1992 to 2006 as the member for Waterford.
Barton was Minister for Environment & Heritage under the Goss government from 1995 to 1996. In the first Beattie government he was Minister for Police & Corrective Services; under the second Beattie government, Minister for State Development; and Minister for Employment, Training & Industrial Relations in the third Beattie government.
He was also a member of the ACTU Wages Committee from 1984 to 1992 and was a founding director of sunsuper, the largest superannuation fund in Queensland.
Barton was born in Ayr, Queensland. He is a qualified tradesman and he enjoys motor racing and rugby league.
