This article is about South Australian politician. For the Australian journalist, see David Speers. For the Canadian cyclist, see David Spears. For the Canadian rugby player, see David Speirs (rugby union).
The Honourable
David Speirs
MP
Leader of the Opposition in South Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)
Premier
Peter Malinauskas
Deputy
John Gardner
Preceded by
Peter Malinauskas
Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)
Deputy
John Gardner
Preceded by
Steven Marshall
Minister for Environment and Water
In office 22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) – 21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
Premier
Steven Marshall
Preceded by
Ian Hunter (as Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation and as Minister for Water and the River Murray)
Succeeded by
Susan Close (as Minister for Climate, Environment and Water)
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Black
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2018
Preceded by
New seat
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Bright
In office 15 March 2014 – 17 March 2018
Preceded by
Chloë Fox
Succeeded by
District abolished
Personal details
Born
David James Speirs
(1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39) Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Political party
Liberal Party of Australia (SA)
Education
Stranraer Academy
Alma mater
University of Adelaide
David James Speirs (born 15 December 1984) is a Scottish-born Australian politician currently serving as Leader of the Opposition in South Australia and Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party since April 2022. He has been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2014 state election, representing Bright from 2014 to 2018 and Black (the successor to the former) since 2018. Speirs served as the Minister for Environment and Water in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.[1][2]
^MacLennan, Leah (22 March 2018). "SA election: Who's who in the new South Australian Liberal Government?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^"The South Australian Government Gazette, 22 March 2018, No. 20, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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