David Crisafulli

David Crisafulli
41st Premier of Queensland
Assumed office
28 October 2024
MonarchCharles III
GovernorJeannette Young
DeputyJarrod Bleijie
Preceded bySteven Miles
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office
12 November 2020 – 28 October 2024
DeputyDavid Janetzki
Jarrod Bleijie
Preceded byDeb Frecklington
Succeeded bySteven Miles
Leader of the Liberal National Party
Assumed office
12 November 2020
DeputyDavid Janetzki
Jarrod Bleijie
Preceded byDeb Frecklington
Shadow cabinet positions
Shadow Minister for Olympics and Paralympic
In office
11 October 2021 – 28 October 2024
Preceded byPosition established
Shadow Minister for Tourism
In office
15 December 2017 – 28 October 2024
LeaderDeb Frecklington
Preceded byJon Krause
Shadow Minister for Environment, Science and the Great Barrier Reef
In office
15 December 2017 – 12 November 2020
LeaderDeb Frecklington
Preceded byChristian Rowan (Environment)
Tarnya Smith (Science)
Succeeded bySam O'Connor
Cabinet posts
Minister for Local Government
In office
3 April 2012 – 13 February 2015
PremierCampbell Newman
Preceded byPaul Lucas
Succeeded byJackie Trad
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Broadwater
Assumed office
25 November 2017
Preceded byVerity Barton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mundingburra
In office
24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded byLindy Nelson-Carr
Succeeded byCoralee O'Rourke
Personal details
Born (1979-04-14) 14 April 1979 (age 45)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal National
SpouseTegan Crisafulli
Children2
Residence(s)Hope Island, Queensland
Websitedclnp.org.au

David Frank Crisafulli (/ˌkrɪsəˈfʊli/; born 14 April 1979) is an Australian politician currently serving as the 41st Premier of Queensland since 28 October 2024[1] and leader of the Liberal National Party since November 2020. He has been the member of the Legislative Assembly for Broadwater since 2017. He was the member for Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015, holding ministerial portfolios in the Newman government.

Crisafulli led the LNP into the 2024 Queensland state election. With the LNP winning a majority in the Queensland Parliament, he became the 41st Premier of Queensland on 28 October 2024.[2] Crisafulli is the first Premier to have Italian heritage.

  1. ^ "The Governor and Professor Nimmo received the call of Premier-elect Mr David Crisafulli MP". X. Governor of Queensland. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Black, Jessica; Williams, Claudia; Dennis, Julius; McElroy, Nicholas (26 October 2024). "Live updates: LNP projected to win Queensland election, defeating Labor for the first time in almost a decade". ABC News. Retrieved 26 October 2024.