David Templeman

David Templeman
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Mandurah
Assumed office
10 February 2001
Preceded by Roger Nicholls
Constituency Mandurah
Personal details
Born (1965-11-21) 21 November 1965
Northam Western Australia
Political party Australian Labor Party
Profession Teacher

David Alan Templeman (born 21 November 1965) is an Australian politician. He has been the Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Mandurah since the 2001 election when he defeated Roger Keith Nicholls.[1]

Early life

Templeman was born in Northam, Western Australia. He worked as a teacher until entering politics.[1]

Political career

In 1994, he was elected to the Mandurah City Council, where he served as deputy mayor from 1997 until 2001.

In 2001, he was elected to state parliament, and was subsequently re-elected in 2005. In March 2007, he became Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and the Peel Region.[1]

References

Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Roger Nicholls
Member for Mandurah
2001–present
Incumbent
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