David Buffett

David Buffett
Speaker of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly
In office
20 March 2013 – 17 June 2015
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chief Minister of Norfolk Island
In office
24 March 2010 – 20 March 2013
Preceded byAndre Nobbs
Succeeded byLisle Snell
In office
2 June 2006 – 28 March 2007
Preceded byGeoffrey Gardner
Succeeded byAndre Nobbs
In office
10 August 1979 – 21 May 1986
Preceded byOffice re-established
Succeeded byJohn Brown
President of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly
In office
22 May 1989 – 20 May 1992
Member of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly
In office
17 March 2010 – 17 June 2015
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
10 August 1979 – 21 March 2007
Personal details
Born
David Ernest Buffett

(1942-10-17) 17 October 1942 (age 81)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)Margaret Anne Buffett
(née Whitehead)

David Ernest Buffett AM (born 17 October 1942) is a political figure from the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. He served as Chief Minister of Norfolk Island from March 2010 to March 2013; he has also held the position three previous occasions. He is the longest-serving member of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, having served on every Assembly (except one) since it was established in 1979.[1]