Michael Andrew Johnson (born 31 January 1970) is a Hong Kong-born Australian former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Ryan in Queensland from 2001 to 2010, representing the Liberal Party from November 2001 to May 2010 and then as an independent from May 2010 until he was defeated by Liberal National member Jane Prentice at the 2010 federal election.

[citation needed] In February 2001, Johnson first sought to gain Liberal endorsement for Ryan, following the retirement of long-serving member, John Moore.

[1] Unfortunately for Johnson, it was revealed he had failed to properly renounce his British citizenship and was ruled ineligible to contest preselection per Section 44[2] of the Australian Constitution.

Former state Liberal President Bob Tucker won preselection for the by-election, losing that contest to Labor's Leonie Short.

[11] He stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in: Johnson lives in Brisbane's western suburbs with his wife Huyen and their son Ryan, who was born in June 2006.