David Treasure (politician)

David Lewis Treasure (born 6 November 1943) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Sale to grazier Donald Treasure and Linda Traill. He attended primary school at Dargo and Lindenow South and secondary school at Bairnsdale Technical School before becoming a grazier. Active in both the farmers' community and the National Party, he worked mainly in the export business to West Africa. He was a member of the Mountain Cattlemens Association (president 1987–88), chairman of the Droving Australia Victorian Selection Panel in 1988, and an Avon Shire Councillor from 1970 to 1976. In 1992 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Gippsland East, holding the seat until his defeat by independent candidate Craig Ingram in 1999.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Treasure, David Lewis". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Bruce Evans		 Member for Gippsland East
1992–1999 		Succeeded by
Craig Ingram


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