Dave Tollner

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Dave Tollner MLA
Member for Fong Lim (Northern Territory Parliament)
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 August 2008
Preceded by	Jodeen Carney
Member of the Australian Parliament for Solomon
In office 10 November 2001 – 24 November 2007
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Damian Hale
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-31) 31 January 1966 Biloela, Queensland
Political party	Country Liberal Party
Occupation	Manager

David William Tollner (born 31 January 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2008, representing the electorate of Fong Lim. He previously served as the Country Liberal Party member for Solomon in the Australian House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. He is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory under Chief Minister Adam Giles.

Tollner was born in Biloela, Queensland, and worked as a manager and company director before entering politics. He contested the 1997 territory election as an independent, narrowly losing to CLP candidate Chris Lugg in the seat of Nelson. He subsequently won the new federal seat of Solomon for the CLP at the 2001 federal election, and was re-elected at the 2004 election. He was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Damian Hale at the 2007 election.^[1]

Tollner then contested the 2008 territory election, winning the new seat of Fong Lim and defeating Labor minister Matthew Bonson.^[2] He was re-elected at the 2012 election, and upon the CLP's victory was appointed Minister for Health, Minister for Alcohol Rehabilitation and Policy, and Minister for Housing.^[3] In March 2013, Mills expelled Tollner from his cabinet after a heated disagreement between the two at a party meeting. According to former MLA Daryl Manzie, Tollner swore at Mills and threw a stack of cabinet papers at him before walking out of the room.^[4]

David Tollner was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister as of 13/03/2013

Notes

↑ "Labor wins Solomon". ABC. 11 December 2007.
↑ "2008 Northern Territory Election: Fong Lim". ABC.
↑ Betts, Alyssa (4 September 2012). "Shock cabinet: from DUI to Health Minister". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
↑ La Canna, Xavier (7 March 2013). "Infighting, insults plague NT government". The Australian. Retrieved 12 March 2013.

External links

Personal website

Parliament of Australia
New division	Member for Solomon 2001–2007	Succeeded by Damian Hale
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
New division	Member for Fong Lim 2008–present	Incumbent

v t e Current Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

Country Liberal (16)	Alison Anderson Peter Chandler Matt Conlan John Elferink Lia Finocchiaro Adam Giles Gary Higgins Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu Robyn Lambley Larisa Lee Terry Mills Bess Price Kezia Purick Peter Styles Dave Tollner Willem Westra van Holthe

Labor (8)	Natasha Fyles Michael Gunner Delia Lawrie Nicole Manison Gerry McCarthy Kon Vatskalis Ken Vowles Lynne Walker

Independent (1)	Gerry Wood

Persondata
Name	Tollner, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	31 January 1966
Place of birth	Biloela, Queensland
Date of death
Place of death

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