David Ronald White (born 16 June 1944) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

to Cecil Ambrose White, a clerk and draper, and Phyllis Eileen. He attended state schools and received a

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

and

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

from

Melbourne University The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

. He joined the Labor Party in 1961, and was secretary of its

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...

branch in 1964. From 1966 to 1969 he was an audit clerk with Price Waterhouse & Company, and from 1971 to 1976 a research officer to the Victorian opposition leader. He was also a Melbourne City Councillor from 1974 to 1977. In 1976 he was elected to the

Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Co ...

as a member for Doutta Galla. He was appointed Minister of

Water Supply Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. Thes ...

, Mines and Minerals and Energy in 1982, moving to Health in 1985 and Industry, Technology and Resources in 1989. From 1983 he was the party's deputy leader in the upper house, becoming leader from 1990 to 1993. He was Shadow Minister for Finance and Major Projects from 1992 to 1993 and Shadow Minister for Energy and Minerals from 1993 to 1996. In 1996 he resigned from the Council to run for the Legislative Assembly seat of

Tullamarine Tullamarine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank, Hume and Merri-bek local government areas. Tullamarine recorded a population of 6,733 at t ...

, but he was defeated. From 1996 to 1999 he was electorate officer for Senator

Stephen Conroy Stephen Michael Conroy (born 18 January 1963) is an Australian former politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1996 to 2016, representing the state of Victoria. He served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard go ...

, and from 2000 he was a director of

Hawker Britton Hawker Britton is a lobbying and political consulting firm, headquartered in Australia. It is known to have influence with the Australian Labor Party. It has the largest number of clients on thAustralian Government Federal Lobbyist Register and h ...

and chairman of

Yarra Trams Yarra Trams is the trading name of the operator of the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, which is owned by VicTrack and leased to Yarra Trams by the Victorian Department of Transport. The current franchise is operated by Keolis Downer. ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, David 1944 births Living people Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Ministers for Health (Victoria) Politicians from Melbourne Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria University of Melbourne alumni politicians Ministers for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation (Victoria) Ministers for Water (Victoria) Ministers for Energy and Resources (Victoria) Ministers for Major Projects (Victoria)