David Speirs | |
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| Leader of the Opposition in South Australia | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2022 | |
| Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
| Deputy | John Gardner |
| Preceded by | Peter Malinauskas |
| Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office 19 April 2022 | |
| 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 | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2018 | |
| 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 December 15, 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-born Australian politician currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in South Australia and Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party since April 2022. He has been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2014 state election, representing Bright from 2014 to 2018 and Black (the successor to the former) since 2018. Speirs served as the Minister for Environment and Water in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.[1][2]
- ^ 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.