Mark Brindal

Mark Brindal (born 12 May 1948) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Hayward (1989–1993) and Unley (1993–2006).

Brindal was born in South Australia and was educated at Enfield Primary School and the Adelaide Technical High School. He was employed briefly by the Advertiser newspaper before undertaking tertiary study at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

He began a teaching career in 1968, educating at Cockburn Primary School and Northfield Primary School, before becoming Principal of Cook Primary School in 1975. He was seconded to a professional consultancy in educational disadvantage accruing form isolation in 1979. He rose in this position to rural state coordinator. In 1979 he was appointed as an advisor with the Country Areas Program in South Australia. He subsequently became state coordinator of the program.

Brindal entered parliament at the 1989 election, successfully running for the seat of Hayward. At the 1993 election he ran again, winning the seat of Unley. Prior to 1993 it had been held by the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. The electoral redistribution ahead of the 2002 election had a large effect on Unley, losing several suburbs west of Goodwood Road and gaining several suburbs east of Fullarton Road, changing Unley from a marginal seat to a fairly safe to safe Liberal seat in one stroke.

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