Underwood, David Francis (Dave)
Personal
Birth Date:
12 June 1951 (Pittsworth, Queensland)
Parents:
Frank Underwood
Family:
J Jones, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education:
St Joseph's, Murgon; Thursday Island State School; Guardian Angels, Southport; Oakey State High School; Downlands College; Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education, Diploma of Teaching
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Mayor of Ipswich City Council, 1991 to 1995; Schoolteacher; Bank clerk; Shed hand; Forestry labourer
Party Positions:
- Secretary, President and Campaign Director, Ipswich West Electoral Executive Committee.
- Delegate, Labor-in-Politics Convention and State Conference.
- Campaign Secretary and Director, Ipswich City Council Mayoral and Aldermanic elections.
- President and Secretary, Ipswich Combined Electoral Executive Committee.
- Secretary and Vice-President, Western Suburbs Branch and Delegate to Oxley Federal Divisional Executive.
- Campaign Director, Darling Downs Federal Divisional Executive.
- Vice-President, Pittsworth Branch.
- Oakey and Pittsworth Delegate to Darling Downs Federal Divisionals Executive and to Cunningham Electoral Executive Committee.
- Member, Opposition Party Committees: Lands, Forestry and Water Resources; Education; Mines, Energy and Police; Transport, Culture, National Parks and Recreation. 1978 - 1980
- Member, Opposition Party Committees: Education; Culture, National Parks and Recreation. 1981 - 1983
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Ipswich West | 12 Nov 1977 | 2 Dec 1989 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Spokesman on Transport | Nov 1987 | Jun 1988 |
| Opposition Spokesman on Education and the Arts | Nov 1986 | Nov 1987 |
| Alternate Delegate, Australian Constitutional Convention | 1985 | |
| Member, Parliamentary Delegation to Fiji, Tonga and Samoa | 1984 | |
| Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts | Nov 1983 | |
| Opposition Spokesman on Health | Jan 1981 | Nov 1983 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include family, the ALP, beekeeping, the environment, bushwalking, social justice, youth, sports, music (country and popular), arts and crafts, history (Australian and pre-European), growing Australian plants and Australian animals
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1981-1992, (Sydney: Casket Publications, 1993)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 19 July 2017]