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Title

Biography for LITTLEPROUD, the Hon. David Kelly

Database

Biographies

Date

09-08-2023 04:05 AM

Source

Parliamentary Library

Current member

Yes

State

Qld

Electorate

Maranoa

System Id

handbook/allmps/265585


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LITTLEPROUD, the Hon. David KellyBiography for LITTLEPROUD, the Hon. David Kelly

Member for Maranoa (Qld)

The Nationals


Parliamentary Service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Maranoa, Queensland, 2016. Re-elected 2019 and 2022.


Parties Represented

The Nationals. Served: 02.07.2016 to present


Ministerial Appointments

Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources from 20.12.2017 to 29.5.2019.

Cabinet Minister from 20.12.2017 to 23.5.2022.

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response from 26.11.2018 to 29.5.2019.

Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management from 29.5.2019 to 6.2.2020.

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management from 6.2.2020 to 2.7.2021.

Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia from 2.7.2021 to 23.5.2022.

Shadow Minister for Agriculture from 5.6.2022.

Shadow Cabinet Minister from 5.6.2022.


Parliamentary Party Positions

Deputy Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals from 4.2.2020 to 30.5.2022.

Leader of the Federal Parliamentary Nationals from 30.5.2022.


Committee Service

House of Representatives Standing: Communications and the Arts served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019; Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources served from 14.9.2016 to 11.4.2019

Joint Standing: Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade served from 14.9.2016 to 1.7.2019


Party Positions

Chairman of the Liberal National Party Maranoa Divisional Council (Qld).

Chairman of the Liberal National Party Southern Downs Electorate Council (Qld).


Qualifications and Occupations

Cotton Chipper, 1993.

Banking and finance from 1994 to 2016.


Electorate

Name: Maranoa

Location: The Division of Maranoa consists of: Balonne Shire Council, Barcaldine Regional Council, Barcoo Shire Council, Blackall Tambo Regional Council, Bulloo Shire Council, Diamantina Shire Council, Goondiwindi Regional Council, Longreach Regional Council, Maranoa Regional Council, Murweh Shire Council, Paroo Shire Council, Quilpie Shire Council, Western Downs Regional Council, Winton Shire Council, part of the South Burnett Regional Council, part of the Southern Downs Regional Council, and part of the Toowoomba Regional Council.

Area: 729,897 Sq km

Electors enrolled: 105,051 (at 10.6.2019)

Industries: Mainly primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain, cattle and sheep.


Personal

Born: 4.9.1976, Chinchilla, Australia

Gender: Male