David Crisafulli

David Frank Crisafulli (born 14 April 1979) is a former Liberal National politician who served as the Minister for Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience ^[1] and was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mundingburra from 2012 to 2015.^[2]

Born and raised in Ingham, Queensland, Crisafulli graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from James Cook University in Townsville in 2000, having juggled both work and study commitments since 1997.

In 1998 he returned to his home town of Ingham as a cadet reporter at the Herbert River Express.

In 2000, Crisafulli moved into television, becoming a journalist with WIN News in Townsville and was made chief of staff of the Townsville newsroom in 2002. During this time Crisafulli also worked as a correspondent for The Australian and the Sunday Mail newspapers, did weekly work for DMG radio as a newsreader and lectured in Journalism at James Cook University.

In 2003, Crisafulli took a position as a media advisor for Ian Macdonald, Liberal Senator for Queensland. In 2004, he successfully ran for what was then a 100 per cent Labor-controlled Townsville City Council. In 2008 he was re-elected, topping the poll of 49 councillors, and became deputy mayor until his resignation in 2012 to run for the State seat of Mundingburra.

Following his 2015 election loss, Crisafulli relocated to Hope island in Queensland's Northern Gold Coast. He runs a small business giving advice on dealing with government and business development opportunities.

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