David Bushby
{{short description|Australian politician}}
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| name = David Bushby
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| office = Consul-General of Australia in Chicago
| term_start = January 2019
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| predecessor = Michael Wood
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| office1 = Chief Government Whip in the Senate
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| term_start1 = 1 July 2014
| term_end1 = 21 January 2019
| predecessor1 = Helen Kroger
| successor1 = Dean Smith
| office2 = Senator for Tasmania
| term_start2 = 30 August 2007
| term_end2 = 21 January 2019
| predecessor2 = Paul Calvert
| successor2 =
| birthname = David Christopher Bushby
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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| nationality = Australian
| party = Liberal
| relations = Max Bushby (father)
Wendy Askew (sister)
| children = Three daughters
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| alma_mater = University of Tasmania
| occupation =
| profession = Lawyer
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| website = [http://www.davidbushby.com.au www.davidbushby.com.au]
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David Christopher Bushby (born 17 July 1965) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as a Senator for Tasmania from August 2007 to January 2019, representing the Liberal Party. He was the Chief Government Whip in the Senate for the Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments from 1 July 2014 until he resigned on 21 January 2019. Bushby currently serves as Consul-General of Australia in Chicago since 2019.
Early life
Bushby was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of Max Bushby, a Tasmanian MP and later Speaker of the State House of Assembly. He was educated at the University of Tasmania, where he graduated in economics and law, and the Australian Maritime College, from where he received a diploma in business. Prior to entering parliament, Bushby was a practising lawyer and political adviser.[http://www.tas.liberal.org.au/default.cfm?action=people_details&ID=72 David Bushby, Liberal candidate]
Politics
In May 2007, Bushby was preselected for Tasmanian Liberal Senate ticket in the number two position ahead of the 2007 election.{{cite news | title=Watson dumped from Liberal Party Senate ticket | publisher=ABC | date=12 May 2007 | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1921391.htm | access-date=8 September 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514052051/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1921391.htm | archive-date=14 May 2007 | url-status=dead }} Consequently, Bushby appeared destined to enter the federal parliament at the beginning of the next Senate term in July 2008 given the highly electable nature of this position on the ticket. In fact his entry to federal parliament came sooner. On 30 August 2007, Bushby was appointed to the Senate by the Tasmanian parliament to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul Calvert.{{Cite web |url=http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=13130&TABLE=BIOGS |title=David Bushby, Senate Biography |access-date=8 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524185908/http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=13130&TABLE=BIOGS |archive-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}
On 18 January 2019, Bushby announced his resignation from the Senate, effective on 21 January.{{cite web|url=https://www.7hofm.com.au/home-news-menu/tasmanian-news/85136-mixed-reaction-to-bushbys-surprise-departure-from-senate|title=Mixed reaction to Bushby's surprise departure from Senate|work=7HOFM Hobart|date=18 January 2019}} Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne announced an hour later that Bushby would be nominated as Australia's consul-general in Chicago.{{cite news |last1=Coulter |first1=Ellen |title=Chief Senate Whip set to take up Chicago posting after announcing resignation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/tasmanian-liberal-senator-david-bushby-resigns/10726762 |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=ABC News |date=18 January 2019 |language=en-AU}} The Tasmanian Liberals preselected his sister Wendy Askew as his replacement in the Senate; she served the remainder of his six-year term, which expired in June 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5883402/david-bushbys-sister-wendy-askew-will-replace-him-in-federal-senate/|title=David Bushby's sister Wendy Askew will replace him in Federal senate|first=Frances|last=Vinall|date=2 February 2019|access-date=16 February 2019|newspaper=The Examiner}}
References
External links
- [http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HLL]
- [http://www.davidbushby.com.au www.davidbushby.com.au]
- [https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/david_bushby Summary of parliamentary voting for Senator David Bushby on TheyVoteForYou.org.au]
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Category:University of Tasmania alumni
Category:Politicians from Launceston, Tasmania
Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian Senate for Tasmania
Category:Australian monarchists
Category:Consuls for Australia
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
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