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Ministers & Members Search - MR DAVID SOUTHWICK (CAULFIELD)
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Mr David Southwick
- Electorate
- Caulfield
- Ministry
- Shadow Minister for Jobs and Employment
Shadow Minister for the Events Industry
Shadow Minister for Business Recovery
Shadow Minister for CBD Recovery
Shadow Minister for Small Business
Shadow Minister for Business Precincts
Shadow Minister for Finance
- Position
- Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
- Party
- Liberal Party
- House
- Legislative Assembly
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- Suite 1, 193 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North, VIC 3161
- Phone
- (03) 9527 3866
Internet
- david.southwick@parliament.vic.gov.au
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About
- Name
- Mr David Southwick
- Personal
- Married, two children.
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Memberships
- Honorary Fellowship Victoria University, for recognition of service on the University Council 1991
Board Member Ardoch Youth Foundation (1992-Present) and President (2006-2010)
Board Member National Training Board Virtual Enterprise Australia (1995-Present) and Chairman (2001-Present)
Board Member Alumni Association of Victoria University of Technology (1995-Present) and Chairman (1995-2010)
Board Member and Deputy Chairman Foundation Board of Victoria University of Technology
Board Member Try Youth &
Community Services (1997-2010) and Vice President (2000-2010)
Board Member Big Brother, Big Sister Victoria (2007-2010)
Board Member Melbourne Development Board &
member of Area Consultative Committee (2000-2006)
Board Member Maccabi Victoria (2003-2005)
Panel Member Orica Livewire Panel for encouraging and embracing Entrepreneurship (2001-2003)
Mentor - First Australians Business program
Coach of Ajax Under 9 Football Club
Elsternwick Rotary Club
St Kilda Football Club
RACV Club
Qantas Club
Australian Institute of Management
Alma Sports Club.
Academic
- Education
- HSC 1987 (Mount Scopus College). BBus 1991 (VU).
Occupation/Interests
Managing Director, David James Investments Pty Ltd 1996-2010; Managing Director, ICE Events Pty Ltd 1997-2010; Chairman, Stub Nominees Pty Ltd 2007-2010; Head of Executive Education Unit, Faculty of Business and Law, Victoria University 2007-2009; Adjunct Lecturer in Marketing and Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT in the Faculty of Business and Law 2001-2007; Founder and Managing Director, The Body Collection 1992-2006; Managing Director Fresh Products Australia Pty Ltd 1991-1994.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
Elected MLA for Caulfield November 2010
Re-elected November 2014, November 2018
- Appointments
- Shadow Minister for Innovation December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Renewables December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Police December 2018 - September 2021
Shadow Minister for Community Safety December 2018 - March 2021
Shadow Minister for Corrections December 2018 - September 2021
Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention March 2021 - September 2021
Shadow Minister for Youth Justice March 2021 - September 2021
Shadow Minister for Jobs and Employment since September 2021
Shadow Minister for the Events Industry since September 2021
Shadow Minister for Business Recovery since September 2021
Shadow Minister for CBD Recovery since September 2021
Shadow Minister for Small Business since September 2021
Shadow Minister for Business Precincts since September 2021
Shadow Minister for Finance since November 2021
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Parliamentary Secretary for Police and Emergency Services April 2013 - December 2014
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since September 2021
- Party Positions
- Member of the Liberal Party since 1989
Vice President, South Yarra Young Liberals 1989-1990
Member, Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Council 2005-10 (Chair 2005)
Delegate to Policy Assembly/State Assembly 2005-10
Member, Caulfield State Electorate Conference since 2007
Member and Vice President, Bambra Branch since 2007
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Last updated: 4th November 2021