David lives with his wife Kylie and four children in the Penrith area in Western Sydney.
David is a graduate of the University of Sydney, holding an Arts Degree and an Honours Degree in Law. He has also undertaken postgraduate studies in taxation law.
Prior to his election to Federal Parliament, David was a Senior Associate practising in taxation law with the corporate law firm Blake Dawson.
First elected to public office in 1999, David served as a councillor on Penrith City Council for nine years, including two terms as the Mayor of Penrith.
David was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Lindsay in 2007. In his first term in Parliament, David was the Chair of the Caucus Economics Committee and was a member of the House of Representatives Economics Committee, the House of Representatives Communications Committee and the Joint Public Accounts and Audit Committee.
After being re-elected as the Member for Lindsay at the 2010 Election, David was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer on 14 September 2010, where his responsibilities include competition policy, consumer affairs, corporate law and financial literacy.
Electorate Profile
Lindsay
State:
NSW
Name Derivation:
Named after Norman Lindsay (1879-1969), a well known writer and artist.
Area and Location Description:
Lindsay covers an area of approximately 339 sq km from Berkshire Park and Londonderry in the north to Mulgoa and Orchard Hills in the south, Colyton in the east and Emu Heights in the west. Suburbs also include Cambridge Park, Cambridge Gardens, Castlereagh, Claremont Meadows, Cranebrook, Emu Plains, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kingswood, Leonay, Llandilo, North St Marys, Oxley Park, Penrith, Regentville, St Marys, South Penrith, Werrington, Werrington County, Werrington Downs and parts of Agnes Banks, Luddenham and Wallacia.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Agriculture, farming (dairying, poultry, beef, fruit, vegetables), distilling (saki), construction and service industries, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, building materials, engineering and electrical equipment, textiles, plastic and aluminium products, colour TV manufacturing, pharmaceutical goods and concrete and gravel extraction.
First Proclaimed/Election:
1984
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Bradbury, D (ALP) 2007-
- Kelly, J (LP) 1996-2007
- Free, R V (ALP) 1984-1996