David O'Keefe (Australian politician)

The Honourable David O'Keefe CMG
Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
In office 18 July 1934 – 9 February 1942
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
In office 9 June 1934 – 21 July 1943
Constituency	Wilmot
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 16 December 1922 – 14 November 1925
Preceded by	William Laird Smith
Succeeded by	Sir John Gellibrand
Constituency	Denison
Senator for Tasmania
In office 1 July 1910 – 30 June 1920
In office 29 March 1901 – 31 December 1906
Personal details
Born	(1864-08-21)21 August 1864 Longford, Tasmania, Australia
Died	21 July 1943(1943-07-21) (aged 78) Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor
Occupation	Miner Journalist

David John O'Keefe CMG (21 August 1864 – 21 July 1943) was an Australian politician and journalist. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in both houses of federal parliament, as a Senator for Tasmania (1901–1906, 1910–1920) and holding the House of Representatives (1922–1925). He subsequently entered state parliament, serving as Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1934–1942). Prior to entering politics he had been the editor of the Zeehan and Dundas Herald on Tasmania's west coast.