David Speirs | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in South Australia | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 8 August 2024 | |
| Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
| Deputy | John Gardner |
| Preceded by | Peter Malinauskas |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Tarzia |
| Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 8 August 2024 | |
| Deputy | John Gardner |
| Preceded by | Steven Marshall |
| Minister for Environment and Water | |
| In office 22 March 2018 – 21 March 2022 | |
| Premier | Steven Marshall |
| Preceded by | Ian Hunter (as Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation and as Minister for Water and the River Murray) |
| Succeeded by | Susan Close (as Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Black | |
| In office 17 March 2018 – 15 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Bright | |
| In office 15 March 2014 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chloë Fox |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David James Speirs 15 December 1984 Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Education | Stranraer Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
David James Speirs (born 15 December 1984) is a Scottish-Australian politician, who was the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia and Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party from April 2022 until August 2024. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from the 2014 state election, representing the electorate of Bright from 2014 to 2018, and its successor, the electorate of Black, from 2018 to 2024.
Speirs served as the Minister for Environment and Water in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.[1][2]
Speirs resigned the leadership on 8 August 2024, triggering a leadership election. On 5 October, he announced he would resign from the SA Parliament after he was charged with drug-supply offences.[3][4]
- ^ MacLennan, Leah (22 March 2018). "SA election: Who's who in the new South Australian Liberal Government?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "The South Australian Government Gazette, 22 March 2018, No. 20, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Lim, Josephine; McClaren, Rory (5 October 2024). "Former SA Liberal leader David Speirs to face court charged with drug offences, police confirm". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Kelsall, Thomas (5 October 2024). "David Speirs to quit parliament after police raid and arrest". Indaily. Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.