David Kemp | |
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| Minister for the Environment & Heritage | |
| In office 26 November 2001 – 26 October 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Ian Campbell |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
| In office 21 October 1998 – 18 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | John Moore |
| Succeeded by | Nick Minchin |
| Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training | |
| In office 11 March 1996 – 26 November 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | John Howard |
| Preceded by | Amanda Vanstone |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Nelson |
| Member of theAustralian Parliament forGoldstein | |
| In office 24 March 1990 – 31 August 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Macphee |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alistair Kemp (1941-10-14)14 October 1941 (age 83) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Rod Kemp(brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne Yale University |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
David Alistair KempAC (born 14 October 1941) is a retired Australian politician. He was aLiberal member of theAustralian House of Representatives from 1990 to 2004, representing theDivision of Goldstein, Victoria.
Kemp was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at theUniversity of Melbourne andYale University, where he gained a doctoral degree in politics. He is the brother of SenatorRod Kemp, and the son ofCharles Denton Kemp, founder of theInstitute of Public Affairs.
Kemp was Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Melbourne 1975–79 and Professor of Politics atMonash University, Melbourne 1979–90. He is the author ofSociety and Electoral Behaviour in Australia: a Study of Three Decades (1978),Malcolm Fraser on Australia (with D. M. White) (1986),Current Priorities for Liberalism (1986) andFoundations for Australian Political Analysis: Politics and Authority (1988).
Kemp was Senior Adviser toMalcolm Fraser, Leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister 1975–76 and Director of the Prime Minister's Office 1981.
In 1990 Kemp challenged Liberal MP and former Cabinet minister,Ian Macphee, for Liberal endorsement in the safe Melbourne seat of Goldstein. Kemp was seen as the candidate of the conservative wing of the Liberal Party, against a leading moderate liberal figure. Kemp won the battle.
Kemp was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1990–96. He was Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister Assisting the Minister for Finance for Privatisation 1996–97. He was promoted to Cabinet asMinister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1997–98 andMinister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001. He wasMinister for Environment and Heritage from November 2001 to July 2004. He wasVice-President of the Executive Council from October 1998 to July 2004. His brother Rod was a fellow minister.
David Kemp retired at the2004 election. He was succeeded as member for Goldstein byAndrew Robb.
In 2007, he was elected President of the Victorian Branch of the Liberal Party. He retired in 2011 and was replaced as Liberal state President by Tony Snell.[1][2][3]
In 2012, Kemp became chairman ofScotch College, Melbourne.[4] In 2017, Kemp was appointed aCompanion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to the Parliament of Australia, notably in the areas of employment, education, training and youth affairs, to the environment, to institutional reform and public policy development, and to the community.[5]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training 1996–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1997–1998 | Succeeded by |
| New title | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 1998–2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Vice-President of the Executive Council 1998–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Environment and Heritage 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by | Member forGoldstein 1990–2004 | Succeeded by |
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