David Watson (Australian politician)

For the New South Wales Senator 1914–17, see David Watson (New South Wales politician).

David Watson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Forde
In office 1 December 1984 – 11 July 1987
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Mary Crawford
Personal details
Born	29 January 1945 (1945-01-29) (age 66) Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Queensland Ohio State University
Occupation	Accountant

David John Hopetoun Watson (born 29 January 1945) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at the University of Queensland and the University of Ohio before becoming an accountant. He was Professor of Accounting and Dean of Commerce and Economics at the University of Queensland before entering politics. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Forde. He was defeated in the next federal election in 1987, but in 1989 was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Moggill. He was the Queensland Minister for Housing and Public Works 1996-98 and Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party 1998-2001.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-07-13. 

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by New seat	Member for Forde 1984 – 1987	Succeeded by Mary Crawford

Political offices
Preceded by Joan Sheldon	Parliamentary Leader of the Liberal Party in Queensland 1998–2001	Succeeded by Bob Quinn

Persondata
Name	Watson, David John Hopetoun
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	29 January 1945
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death