David Gibson (Australian politician)
| David Gibson | |
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| Chair, State Development, Infrastructure and Industry Committee | |
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In office 15 November 2012 – 31 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Malone |
| Minister for Police and Community Safety of Queensland | |
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In office 3 April 2012 – 16 April 2012 |
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| Premier | Campbell Newman |
| Preceded by | Neil Roberts (Police, Corrective Services and Emergency Services) |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dempsey |
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Gympie |
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In office 9 September 2006 – 31 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Elisa Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Tony Perrett |
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David Francis Gibson 13 October 1967 Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
National (2006–2008) |
| Awards | Australian Defence Medal |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Rank | Captain |
David Francis Gibson (born 13 October 1967) is a former Australian politician and the current Chairman of the Board of Deaf Services Queensland.
In 2006, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the National Party member for Gympie, defeating sitting independent Elisa Roberts, a former One Nation MP. He joined the Liberal National Party when it formed in September 2008. In January 2015 Mr Gibson retired from State politics.
David was born in Fremantle, Western Australia, as the eldest of two children to deaf parents. As a child of deaf adults he took on the role of interpreting for his parents to help them communicate in a hearing world.
Gibson began his military career in 1985 as an Army Reserve Private in the West Australian University Regiment whilst still at high school. In 1986 he entered the Royal Military College Duntroon and graduated serving as an Army officer for 8½ years before embarking on a career in media marketing and management. In 2001 he started working for the APN Newspaper The NewsMail as its Newspaper Sales and Marketing Manager. In June 2004 he was promoted as to the position of general manager of the APN publication The Gympie Times in Gympie, Queensland.
David was elected to the Queensland Parliament at the September 2006 state election, winning the safe Independent seat of Gympie for the National Party from a field of seven candidates. In the 52nd Parliament he served on the Public Accounts Committee. Promoted to shadow cabinet 16 months after entering Parliament he took on the responsibilities as Shadow Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change & Innovation, and Shadow Minister for Clean Energy Strategy. Re-elected in the March 2009 state election, the electorate of Gympie was the safest seat in the Parliament. He held the senior portfolio as the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Planning until September 2010.
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