David Combe | |
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| National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party | |
| In office 10 July 1973 – 28 July 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Mick Young |
| Succeeded by | Bob McMullan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harvey David Mathew Combe 26 April 1943 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 21 September 2019 (aged 76) |
| Spouse(s) | Meena Blesing, Maggie Gilchrist |
| Residence(s) | Sydney, Australia |
| Education | Prince Alfred College and the University of Adelaide |
| Occupation | Political official, lobbyist, Australian Trade Commissioner in Canada and Hong Kong |
| Known for | National Secretary, Australian Labor Party and involvement in a Russian spy scandal in 1983 |
Harvey David Mathew Combe (26 April 1943 – 21 September 2019) was National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), a political consultant and lobbyist, an Australian Trade Commissioner, a Senior Vice-President International of Southcorp Wines, and a consultant to the Australian wine industry. He achieved a degree of unwanted prominence through the Combe-Ivanov affair of 1983.