David Crisafulli

The Honourable David Frank Crisafulli (born 14 April 1979) is a Liberal National politician who is the Minister for Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience ^[1] and the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mundingburra, having won the seat at the 2012 state election.^[2]

Born and raised in Ingham, Queensland, Crisafulli graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from James Cook University in Townsville in 2000, having juggled both work and study commitments since 1997.

In 1998 he returned to his home town of Ingham as a cadet reporter at the Herbert River Express.

In 2000, Crisafulli moved into television, becoming a journalist with WIN News in Townsville and was made Chief of Staff of the Townsville newsroom in 2002. During this time Crisafulli also worked as a correspondent for The Australian and Sunday Mail newspaper, did weekly work for DMG radio as a newsreader and lectured in Journalism at James Cook University.

In 2003, Crisafulli took a position as a media advisor for Ian Macdonald, Liberal Senator for Queensland. In 2004, he successfully ran for what was then a 100 per cent Labor-controlled Townsville City Council. In 2008 he was re-elected, topping the poll of 49 councillors, and became Deputy Mayor until his resignation in 2012 to run for the State seat of Mundingburra.

Crisafulli lives in the Townsville suburb of Douglas with his wife and two daughters. He is a keen runner and an avid supporter of the region’s sporting clubs including the North Queensland Cowboys, Townsville Crocodiles and Townsville Fire.

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