Rob Johnson (Australian politician)

Robert Frank Johnson OAM (born 17 October 1943) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1993 to 2017.

[3] From December 1999 until February 2001, Johnson served in the Court Coalition government, as Minister for Works, Services, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.

[3] Johnson supports reintroducing the Death Penalty, in 2007 he lobbied the Western Australia liberal party to adopt a policy on capital punishment.

[7] Other measures were to ensure motorists with a blood alcohol reading of 0.08 or above lost their licence immediately at the roadside,[8] that all revenue from speed and red light cameras would go to road safety projects,[9] and a proposal for Australia's first online sex offender register.

[10] Investigations following a major bushfire in the Perth hills in February 2011, with the loss of 71 homes,[11][12] and another in the Margaret River area, resulted in severe criticism of Johnson, and he was removed from the Emergency Services portfolio.