David Crean

{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1950)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}

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| name = Dr David Crean

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| constituency_AM = Denison

| assembly = Tasmanian House of

| term_start = 13 May 1989

| term_end = 1 February 1992

| office2 = Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Buckingham

| term_start2 = 23 May 1992

| term_end2 = 31 July 1999

| predecessor2 = Doug Lowe

| successor2 = Seat abolished

| office3 = Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick

| term_start3 = 31 July 1999

| term_end3 = 1 May 2004

| predecessor3 = Seat created

| successor3 = Terry Martin

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|21}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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| nationality = Australian

| party = Labor Party

| partner = Sue Mackay

| father = Frank Crean

| relatives = Simon Crean (brother)

| profession = Medical doctor

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David Mackenzie Crean (born 21 November 1950, Melbourne) is a former Labor member of the Parliament of Tasmania. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Crean and brother to former Australian federal opposition leader Simon Crean.{{cite Tas Parliament |title=CREAN, David Mackenzie |id=creand675 |access-date=24 July 2022}}

Before entering politics, Crean was a medical doctor in Hobart, where he started the city's first after-hours medical locum practice with his business partner, future federal opposition leader Brendan Nelson.{{cite news|title=Selling it like it is|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/27/1077676964144.html|accessdate=5 December 2017|work=The Age|date=28 February 2004}} His first wife was Jill Robson, daughter of fellow politician Neil Robson.

Crean entered the House of Assembly at the 1989 election in the division of Denison. He was defeated at the 1992 election held in February 1992. In May 1992 he was elected to the Legislative Council in the division of Buckingham (later becoming Elwick).

Crean retired in May 2004 due to a kidney condition.{{cite news|title=Tasmanian senator quits federal politics|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/tasmanian-senator-quits-federal-politics/2005/07/29/1122144006740.html|accessdate=5 December 2017|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=29 July 2005|language=en}} He was Chair of Hydro Tasmania from September 2004 until his resignation in 2014.{{cite news|title=David Crean resigns as chair of Hydro Tasmania|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-30/hydro-chair-david-crean-steps-down/5636468|accessdate=5 December 2017|work=ABC News|date=30 July 2014|language=en-AU}} His partner is former senator, Sue Mackay.{{cite news|title=Senator Mackay resigns post|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-07-29/senator-mackay-resigns-post/2069410|accessdate=5 December 2017|work=ABC News|date=29 July 2005|language=en-AU}}