David Leyonhjelm
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Senator David Leyonhjelm |
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| Senator for New South Wales | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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David Ean Leyonhjelm 1 April 1952 Nhill, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Domestic partner | Amanda Downes |
| Alma mater |
University of Melbourne Macquarie University |
| Profession | Veterinarian Agribusiness consultant |
David Ean Leyonhjelm (pronunciation: /ˈlaɪənhɛlm/ "lion-helm"; born 1 April 1952) is an Australian politician who is a Senator for New South Wales, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. Having been elected at the 2013 federal election, he took office on 1 July 2014, and was re-elected in the 2016 full Senate election. Before being elected to parliament Leyonhjelm worked as a veterinarian and then as an agribusiness consultant. He also writes columns for several Australian publications, with a concentration on rural issues.
David Leyonhjelm was born in Nhill in the Wimmera, in western Victoria and was raised in Heywood, on the dairy farm of his parents Bryan and Jean Leyonhjelm. The family is of Swedish noble origin; the 'Leijonhielm' barony granted 1719. He was the oldest of four children, and as a teenager trapped rabbits and worked in a shoe shop to help support his family. When he was 15, his parents separated, and he lived with his mother in Melbourne, where he attended Dandenong High School. Leyonhjelm later won a scholarship to study veterinary science at the University of Melbourne, studying alongside Denis Napthine, a future Premier of Victoria. He has since completed Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration degrees at Macquarie University. After gaining his initial degree, he worked as a practising veterinarian for a time, both in Australia and overseas, and later became involved in marketing and management roles in the animal health industry.
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