David Honey

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David John Honey (born April 18, 1958 in Mount Barker , Western Australia ) is an Australian chemist, manager and Liberal Party politician . He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly , the lower house of Western Australia , since March 2018 .

Career

Honey studied chemistry at the University of Western Australia , where she earned a Bachelor with Honors and subsequently a PhD . Honey then worked for the aluminum manufacturer Alcoa , before moving into politics, he was the global manager responsible for residue treatment . Since 2012 he has also chaired the Kwinana Industries Council, an interest group of industrial companies based in Kwinana and Rockingham .

politics

Honey was Liberal Party President from 1994 to 1997. In the by - election made necessary by Colin Barnett's withdrawal , he ran for his vacant seat in the Cottesloe constituency . Here he was able to prevail on March 17, 2018 with a clear lead over Greg Boland of the Greens . Labor had not put up a candidate in the constituency that the Liberals considered safe ( English blue ribbon ). In Parliament, Honey is the member of the shadow cabinet responsible for water issues .

Private

Honey is married and has six children. He has lived in Cottesloe since the mid-1980s, where he is also an active member of the local surf life saving group .

Web links

  • David Honey in the Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia (English)
  • David Honey on the Parliament of Western Australia website
  • David Honey on the website of the Western Australian National Association of the Liberal Party

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our History on the Western Australian Liberals website, accessed March 17, 2019.
  2. ^ David Weber: Cottesloe by-election sees WA Liberal David Honey take seat of former premier. ABC , March 18, 2018, accessed March 17, 2019. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Honey, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Honey, David John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Mount Barker (Western Australia)