David Smith (Western Australian politician)
The Honourable David Smith |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 19 February 1983 – 14 December 1996 |
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Preceded by | None (new creation) |
Succeeded by | Dan Sullivan |
Constituency | Mitchell |
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Born | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia |
12 October 1943
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
David Lawrence Smith (born 12 October 1943) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1996. He served as a minister in the governments of Peter Dowding and Carmen Lawrence.
Smith was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, and studied law at the University of Western Australia.[1] A member of the Labor Party since 1967, he contested the seat of Bunbury at the 1977 state election, but lost to the sitting Liberal member, John Sibson.[2] Smith served on the City of Bunbury council from 1979 to 1983,[1] before being elected to the seat of Mitchell at the 1983 state election.[2] After the 1989 election, he was appointed to the Dowding ministry as Minister for Justice, Minister for Community Services, and Minister for the South-West. Smith was retained in the ministry when Carmen Lawrence succeeded Peter Dowding as premier in February 1990, with the same titles. Following a reshuffle in February 1991, he was replaced as Minister for Community Services by Eric Ripper, but was additionally made Minister for Lands, Minister for Planning, and Minister for Local Government.[1] Smith lost his ministerial titles after Labor's defeat at the 1993 election, but remained in parliament until his retirement at the 1996 election.[1]
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Parliament of Western Australia | ||
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New creation | Member for Mitchell 1983–1996 |
Succeeded by Dan Sullivan |
Political offices | ||
New creation | Minister for Justice 1989–1993 |
Succeeded by Cheryl Edwardes |
Preceded by | Minister for Community Services 1989–1991 |
Succeeded by Eric Ripper |
Preceded by | Minister for the South-West 1989–1993 |
Abolished |
Preceded by | Minister for Lands 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by George Cash |
Preceded by | Minister for Planning 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Richard Lewis |
Preceded by | Minister for Local Government 1991–1993 |
Succeeded by Paul Omodei |
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