David Gillespie (politician)

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Dr David Gillespie MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lyne
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Rob Oakeshott
Personal details
Born	(1957-12-20) 20 December 1957 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Spouse(s)	Charlotte Gillespie
Children	Isabelle, Oliver, Alice
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Profession	Gastroenterologist
Website	www.davidgillespie.com.au

David Arthur Gillespie (born 20 December 1957) is an Australian politician. He has been a Nationals member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Lyne in New South Wales, since September 2013.

Career

Gillespie was born in Canberra.^[1] He was a gastroenterologist for twenty years and, up until the 2013 election, was the Director of Physician Training at Port Macquarie Base Hospital.^[2]

In 2010 he contested the seat of Lyne for the first time, representing the Nationals. His opponent, Independent member Rob Oakeshott defeated him, however the Nationals received a 10% swing. Following Oakeshott's retirement at the 2013 federal election, Gillespie received a swing of 2.5%, which was enough for him to gain the seat.^[3]

Personal

Gillespie is married to Charlotte, and together they have three children: Isabelle, Oliver and Alice.^[4] The family lives at Sancrox, west of Port Macquarie.^[2]

References

↑ Dr David Gillespie MP, Parliament of Australia.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Green, Antony (15 September 2013). "Lyne Results". Federal Election 2013 (Australia: ABC News). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
↑ "David Gillespie Candidate for Lyne". National Party of Australia. 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
↑ Townsend, Samantha (7 September 2013). "Nationals candidate David Gillespie tipped to take Lyne". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Rob Oakeshott	Member for Lyne 2013–present	Incumbent

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Nationals (7)	John Cobb Mark Coulton David Gillespie Luke Hartsuyker Kevin Hogan Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack

Persondata
Name	Gillespie, David
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	20 December 1957
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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