David Thomson (politician born 1924)

This article is about the member for Leichhardt (1975–1983). For the member for Capricornia (1903–1906), see David Thomson (politician born 1856).

The Honourable David Thomson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Leichhardt
In office 13 December 1975 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	Bill Fulton
Succeeded by	John Gayler
Personal details
Born	21 November 1924 (1924-11-21) (age 87) Sale, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia

David Scott Thomson (born 21 November 1924) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Country Party (later the National Party) member for the House of Representatives seat of Leichhardt from the 1975 election until his defeat by John Gayler at the 1983 election.^[1] He was Minister for Science and the Environment from December 1979 until November 1980 and then Minister for Science and Technology until the Fraser government's defeat at the 1983 election.

In 1985, David took part in an oral history interview for the Parliamentary Bicentenary Publications Project recorded by his son, Alistair Thomson.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071117114105/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/representatives/story.zammit.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2007. 
2. ^ http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2844095

Political offices
Preceded by James Webster	Minister for Science and the Environment 1979–80	Succeeded by Robert Ellicott
	Minister for Science and Technology 1980–83	Succeeded by Barry Jones
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bill Fulton	Member for Leichhardt 1975–83	Succeeded by John Gayler

Persondata
Name	Thomson, David Scott
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	21 November 1924
Place of birth	Sale, Victoria, Australia
Date of death	Living
Place of death