David Speirs
David Speirs | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition in South Australia | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 8 August 2024 | |
| Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
| Deputy | John Gardner |
| Preceded by | Peter Malinauskas |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Tarzia |
| Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| In office 19 April 2022 – 8 August 2024 | |
| Deputy | John Gardner |
| Preceded by | Steven Marshall |
| Minister for Environment and Water | |
| In office 22 March 2018 – 21 March 2022 | |
| Premier | Steven Marshall |
| Preceded by | Ian Hunter (as Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation and as Minister for Water and the River Murray) |
| Succeeded by | Susan Close (as Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Black | |
| In office 17 March 2018 – 15 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Alex Dighton |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Bright | |
| In office 15 March 2014 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chloë Fox |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David James Speirs 15 December 1984 Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Education | Stranraer Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
David James Speirs (born 15 December 1984) is a Scottish-Australian former politician and convicted drug dealer, who was the Leader of the Opposition in South Australia and Leader of the South Australian Liberal Party from April 2022 until August 2024. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from the 2014 state election, representing the electorate of Bright from 2014 to 2018, and its successor, the electorate of Black, from 2018 to 2024.
Speirs served as the Minister for Environment and Water in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.
On 8 August 2024 Speirs resigned as State Liberal Party leader, triggering a contest for his position, which was won by Vincent Tarzia. On 5 October, Speirs announced he would resign from the SA Parliament after he was charged with drug-supply offences.