David Templeman

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Australian politician (born 1965)

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::summary Australian politician (born 1965) ::

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Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
name	David Templeman
office	Minister for Local Government
term_start	17 March 2017
term_end	19 March 2021
premier	Mark McGowan
predecessor	Paul Miles
successor	John Carey
office2	Minister for Heritage
term_start2	17 March 2017
term_end2	19 March 2025.
premier2	Mark McGowanRoger Cook
predecessor2	Albert Jacob
successor2	Simone McGurk
office3	Minister for Culture and the Arts
term_start3	17 March 2017
term_end3	19 March 2025
premier3	Mark McGowanRoger Cook
predecessor3	John Day
successor3	Simone McGurk
office4	Minister for International Education
term_start4	21 December 2021
term_end4	19 March 2025
premier4	Mark McGowanRoger Cook
predecessor4	John Day
successor4	Tony Buti
assembly5	Western Australian Legislative
constituency_AM5	Mandurah
term_start5	10 February 2001
term_end5	5 February 2025
predecessor5	Roger Nicholls
successor5	Rhys Williams
birth_name	David Alan Templeman
birth_date
birth_place	Northam, Western Australia
party	Labor
alma_mater	WACAE
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David Alan Templeman (born 21 November 1965) is an former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2001 to 2025, representing the seat of Mandurah.

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.

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. 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. 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. In this role, he delivered a parody of The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.

[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/MemberNames/Templeman,%20David%20Alan?OpenDocument David Alan Templeman] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament%5Cmemblist.nsf/wallmembersflat/templeman,+david+alan?opendocument Mr David Alan Templeman MLA DipTchg, BEd] – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
"Member List".
Leitch, Chris. (2018-11-30). "Song of David wraps up WA's year".

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