David Beddall

David Beddall
The Honourable
David Beddall
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Fadden
In office
5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984
Preceded by Donald Cameron
Succeeded by David Jull
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Rankin
In office
1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Craig Emerson
Personal details
Born 27 November 1948 (1948-11-27) (age 62)
Manchester, England
Nationality English Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Financial consultant

David Peter Beddall (born 27 November 1948) is a former Australian politician.

Beddall was born in Manchester, England and was employed by the Commonwealth Bank and was a self-employed commercial finance consultant before he entered parliament. He was elected as Australian Labor Party member for the seat of Rankin in the Australian House of Representatives at the 1984 election. In April 1990, he was appointed Minister for Small Business and Customs in the Hawke ministry (Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs from December 1991). In March 1993 he was appointed Minister for Communications (serving concurrently with Transport and Communications Minister Bob Collins) in the second Keating Ministry. In December 1993, he and Collins left the Communications portfolio which was taken by Michael Lee and Beddall replaced Lee as Minister For Resources. He lost this portfolio with the defeat of the Keating government at the 1996 election. He retired from parliament at the 1998 election.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Barry Jones
Minister for Small Business and Customs
1990–1991
Succeeded by
Chris Schacht
(small business)
Alan Griffiths
customs)
Minister for Small Business,
Construction and Customs

1990–1993
Preceded by
Graham Richardson
Minister for Communications
1993 (serving concurrently with Bob Collins)
Succeeded by
Michael Lee
Preceded by
Michael Lee
Minister for Resources
1993–1996
Succeeded by
Warwick Parer
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Donald Milner Cameron
Member for Fadden
1983–1984
Succeeded by
David Jull
New division Member for Rankin
1984–1998
Succeeded by
Craig Emerson