The Honourable
David Templeman
MLA
Minister for Local Government
In office
17 March 2017 – 19 March 2021
PremierMark McGowan
Preceded byPaul Miles
Succeeded byJohn Carey
Minister for Heritage
Assumed office
17 March 2017
PremierMark McGowan
Preceded byAlbert Jacob
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Assumed office
17 March 2017
PremierMark McGowan
Preceded byJohn Day
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
Assumed office
10 February 2001
Preceded byRoger Nicholls
ConstituencyMandurah
Personal details
Born
David Alan Templeman

(1965-11-21) 21 November 1965
Northam, Western Australia
Political partyLabor
Alma materWACAE
Websitewww.davidtempleman.com.au

David Alan Templeman (born 21 November 1965) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia since 2001, representing the seat of Mandurah.

He is Leader of the House and Minister for Culture and the Arts, Local Government, and Heritage.[1]

Early life

Templeman was born in Northam, Western Australia, to Beryl Ann Templeman, née Bates, and John Thomas Templeman, boilermaker. He attended Northam Senior High School before going on to the Western Australian College of Advanced Education (now Edith Cowan University) to study teaching. Before entering politics, Templeman worked as a schoolteacher, teaching at primary schools in Three Springs, Warnbro, and Mandurah. He also served on the Mandurah City Council between 1994 and 2001, including as deputy mayor from 1997.[2]

Political career

Templeman first ran for parliament at the 1993 state election, but lost to the sitting Liberal member, Roger Nicholls. He re-contested the seat against Nicholls at the 2001 state election, and was successful.[2] Templeman was re-elected at the 2005 election with an increased majority, and was subsequently made a whip in the government of Geoff Gallop. When Alan Carpenter replaced Gallop as premier in January 2006, he was made Minister for Community Development, Minister for Seniors and Volunteering, and Minister for Youth. In a December 2006 reshuffle, he lost the youth portfolio to Ljiljanna Ravlich, but was instead made Minister for Child Protection (a new title) and Minister for Peel. Another reshuffle occurred in March 2007, after which Templeman's titles became Minister for the Environment, Minister for Climate Change, and Minister for Peel. He remained in the ministry until the Labor government's defeat at the 2008 state election.[3] When the Western Australian Labor Party won government in the 2017 state election, Templeman took on three ministries—Culture and the Arts, Local Government, and Heritage—and was appointed Leader of the House.[1] In this role, he delivered a parody of The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Member List". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 David Alan Templeman – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Mr David Alan Templeman MLA DipTchg, BEd – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Leitch, Chris (30 November 2018). "Song of David wraps up WA's year". PerthNow. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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