David Madden (Australia)

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David Madden is an Australian political activist associated with left-wing causes. He is a co-founder of GetUp! a web-based political movement.

Madden grew up in Canberra and served as an Army officer before studying Arts and Law at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Madden served as president of the University of New South Wales Student Guild after defeating the Labor Left candidate in a landslide.

After winning the University Medal in History, Madden was awarded Fulbright and Frank Knox scholarships to study at Harvard University. At Harvard, Madden graduated in Law and completed a Master in Public Policy.

Madden has worked for the World Bank in Timor Leste, and for the United Nations in Indonesia.

In 2004, Madden was one of the activists behind Win Back Respect, a web-based campaign against the foreign policy of United States President George W. Bush. The following year, he co-founded GetUp!, a similar campaign against the recently re-elected Howard government in Australia.