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Mr David Southwick
- Electorate
- Caulfield
- Ministry
- Shadow Minister for Police
Shadow Minister for Community Safety
Shadow Minister for Corrections
- Party
- Liberal Party
- House
- Legislative Assembly
- Committees
- Legal and Social Issues
Electorate Office
- Street Address
- Suite 1, 193 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North, VIC 3161
- Phone
- (03) 9527 3866
Internet
- david.southwick@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Website
About
- Name
- Mr David Southwick
- Personal
- Married, two children.
- Birth Country
- Australia
- Memberships
- Honorary Fellowship Victoria University, for recognition of service on the University Council 1991
Board Member Ardoch Youth Foundation (1992-Present) and President (2006-2010)
Board Member National Training Board Virtual Enterprise Australia (1995-Present) and Chairman (2001-Present)
Board Member Alumni Association of Victoria University of Technology (1995-Present) and Chairman (1995-2010)
Board Member and Deputy Chairman Foundation Board of Victoria University of Technology
Board Member Try Youth &
Community Services (1997-2010) and Vice President (2000-2010)
Board Member Big Brother, Big Sister Victoria (2007-2010)
Board Member Melbourne Development Board &
member of Area Consultative Committee (2000-2006)
Board Member Maccabi Victoria (2003-2005)
Panel Member Orica Livewire Panel for encouraging and embracing Entrepreneurship (2001-2003)
Mentor - First Australians Business program
Coach of Ajax Under 9 Football Club
Elsternwick Rotary Club
St Kilda Football Club
RACV Club
Qantas Club
Australian Institute of Management
Alma Sports Club. 
Academic
- Education
- HSC 1987 (Mount Scopus College). BBus 1991 (VU).
Occupation/Interests
Managing Director, David James Investments Pty Ltd 1996-2010; Managing Director, ICE Events Pty Ltd 1997-2010; Chairman, Stub Nominees Pty Ltd 2007-2010; Head of Executive Education Unit, Faculty of Business and Law, Victoria University 2007-2009; Adjunct Lecturer in Marketing and Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT in the Faculty of Business and Law 2001-2007; Founder and Managing Director, The Body Collection 1992-2006; Managing Director Fresh Products Australia Pty Ltd 1991-1994.
Parliament History
- Parliamentary Service
Elected MLA for Caulfield November 2010
Re-elected November 2014, November 2018
- Appointments
- Shadow Minister for Innovation December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Renewables December 2014 - December 2018
Shadow Minister for Police since December 2018
Shadow Minister for Community Safety since December 2018
Shadow Minister for Corrections since December 2018
- Parliamentary Party Positions
- Parliamentary Secretary for Police and Emergency Services April 2013 - December 2014
- Party Positions
- Member of the Liberal Party since 1989
Vice President, South Yarra Young Liberals 1989-1990
Member, Melbourne Ports Federal Electorate Council 2005-10 (Chair 2005)
Delegate to Policy Assembly/State Assembly 2005-10
Member, Caulfield State Electorate Conference since 2007
Member and Vice President, Bambra Branch since 2007
- Speeches
Last updated: 6th October 2020