| The Honourable David Beddall |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fadden |
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| In office 5 March 1983 – 1 December 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Cameron |
| Succeeded by | David Jull |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Rankin |
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| In office 1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Craig Emerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1948 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]
| Political offices | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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 |