David Andrew Campbell
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The Honorable David Campbell |
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| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Keira |
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In office 27 March 1999 – 26 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Col Markham |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Park |
| Constituency | Keira |
| NSW Minister for Transport and Roads | |
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In office 8 September 2008 – 20 May 2010 |
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| Premier |
Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally |
| Governor | Marie Bashir |
| Preceded by | Eric Roozendaal (Transport), Michael Daley (Roads) |
| Succeeded by | John Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Andrew Campbell 27 July 1957 Bulli, New South Wales Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Campbell |
| Children | 2 Sons |
| Website | Legislative Webpage |
David Andrew Campbell (born 27 July 1957), a former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Keira between 1999 and 2011. A former Lord Mayor of Wollongong, Campbell was Minister for Transport in the NSW Government from 8 September 2008 until his resignation on 20 May 2010. On 28 September 2010, Campbell announced that he would not seek Labor endorsement for re-election at the 2011 NSW election.
Campbell was born in Bulli, New South Wales the son of Margaret and Harry Campbell. In 1974, Campbell married Edna and together they have two adult sons.
Campbell joined the Australian Labor Party in the mid-1970s. He was an alderman on the Council of the City of Wollongong from 1987 to 1999 and Lord Mayor from September 1991 to 1999. He was appointed a Fellow of the University of Wollongong in 1995.
Campbell was elected as Member for Keira in March 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party following a decision by Col Markham to contest the seat of Wollongong. Campbell was re-elected as Member for Keira at the 2003 and 2007 elections.
In 2003, Campbell was appointed Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Illawarra, and Minister for Small Business by Premier Bob Carr, and Minister for Water Utilities in February 2006 by Premier Iemma. Following the 2007 election, Iemma appointed Campbell to the role of Police Minister and Minister for Illawarra. Premier Nathan Rees promoted Campbell as Minister for Transport on 8 September 2008, which was expanded to include Roads under Premier Kristina Keneally in December 2009.
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