Mike Horan (politician)
Michael James Horan, AM (born 1 July 1944)[1] is a former Australian politician who represented the seat of Toowoomba South in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 18 May 1991 to 24 March 2012.[3] He replaced property developer and Toowoomba Mayor Clive Berghofer, who had previously held the seat for the National Party until the state's electoral laws were amended to prevent simultaneous service in state parliamentary and local government authority positions.[4] Horan served as Health Minister in the Borbidge Government 1996–98, and as Deputy Nationals leader between 1998 and 1999.[citation needed] Horan was made leader of the National Party and Opposition on 2 March 2001 until after Rob Borbidge's retirement from politics.[5][6] He was replaced as leader by Springborg on 4 February 2003 after he failed to gain ground on Peter Beattie.