David Pocock

Senator David Pocock
Pocock in 2022
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2022 Serving with Katy Gallagher (since 2019)
Preceded by	Zed Seselja
Personal details
Born	David Willmer Pocock (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) Messina, Transvaal, South Africa[1][2]
Citizenship	Australian Zimbabwean (until 2022)[3][4] South African (until 2022)[3]
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Emma Palandri ​ (m. 2018)​
Residence(s)	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Education	Midlands Christian College Anglican Church Grammar School
Alma mater	Charles Sturt University Harvard Business School
Ethnicity	Zimbabwean Australian
Signature
Website	Official website
Rugby player
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[5]
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)[5]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, No. 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016−2020 Panasonic Wild Knights 21 (15) Correct as of 22 February 2020 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2012 Force 69 (40) 2013–2019 Brumbies 43 (60) Correct as of 8 March 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2019 Australia 83 (45) Correct as of 24 September 2024

David Willmer Pocock (born 23 April 1988) is an Australian politician and former professional rugby union player. Raised in Gweru, Zimbabwe, Pocock moved to Australia as a teenager and played for the Australia national rugby team. He played primarily at openside flanker, and was vice captain of the Brumbies in Super Rugby. After his retirement, Pocock worked as a conservationist and social justice advocate. In the 2022 Australian federal election, Pocock ran as an independent candidate for one of the Australian Capital Territory's two Senate seats. He defeated Liberal incumbent senator Zed Seselja, ending the two major parties' duopoly on the ACT's Senate delegation which had been in place since the ACT was granted Senate representation in 1975.