Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Joseph "Bill" Johnston (born 11 August 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Cannington.As a young man Bill spent time abroad as an AFS Exchange Student to Bandung, Indonesia, and has kept close ties to Indonesia and its people. In his personal life, Bill is married to Kate Doust, The Member for the South Metropolitan Region. Together they have three children, Rebekah (21), Zoe (18) and Liam (15).Prior to entering Parliament, Bill spent 7 years as the State Secretary of WA Labor and was a former senior official of the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association, the union representing retail and warehouse workers. He fought for fairness for low-paid workers, including workers compensation and better working conditions. Bill Johnston is an engaged member of the community, supporting many local groups and holding “mobile offices” on street corners regularly in the Cannington electorate. On the March 9, 2013 state election, Bill Johnston was re-elected for a second term in office. Presently, Bill Johnston is the shadow minister for State Development; Energy; Mines & Petroleum.. }
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- Bill_Johnston_(politician) abstract "William Joseph "Bill" Johnston (born 11 August 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Cannington.As a young man Bill spent time abroad as an AFS Exchange Student to Bandung, Indonesia, and has kept close ties to Indonesia and its people. In his personal life, Bill is married to Kate Doust, The Member for the South Metropolitan Region. Together they have three children, Rebekah (21), Zoe (18) and Liam (15).Prior to entering Parliament, Bill spent 7 years as the State Secretary of WA Labor and was a former senior official of the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association, the union representing retail and warehouse workers. He fought for fairness for low-paid workers, including workers compensation and better working conditions. Bill Johnston is an engaged member of the community, supporting many local groups and holding “mobile offices” on street corners regularly in the Cannington electorate. On the March 9, 2013 state election, Bill Johnston was re-elected for a second term in office. Presently, Bill Johnston is the shadow minister for State Development; Energy; Mines & Petroleum.".