Darren John Grimwade (born 3 April 1980) is an Australian politician. He was an LNP member of the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...

from 2012 to 2015, representing the electorate of

Morayfield Morayfield is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 21,394 people. Morayfield is by road north of Brisbane CBD, the state capital. Geography Morayfield is a ...

. Grimwade was born in Redcliffe. He worked as a baker and as a director of a taxation franchise before buying a pizza café in

Burpengary Burpengary is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Burpengary had a population of 14,022 people. It is by road from the Brisbane CBD, Brisbane central bu ...

in 2007, which he was operating at the time of his election to parliament. He was awarded Queensland Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008. Grimwade was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2012 state election, defeating Labor MP Mark Ryan. In the 2015 state election, Grimwade was unsuccessful in his re-election bid for the seat of Morayfield, and was succeeded by the former member for Morayfield, Mark Ryan, who Grimwade defeated in 2012. In 2016, Grimwade was elected as a local Councillor to the

Moreton Bay Regional Council The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...

, representing Division 11. At the 2020 Local Government Elections, Grimwade was returned to the

, again representing Division 11 with a 76.52% primary vote.

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