David Cox (Australian politician)
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David Alexander Cox Australia
n politician, was an Australian Labor Party
member of the Australian House of Representatives
October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingston
, South Australia
. He was born in Dunedin
, New Zealand
, and was educated at Flinders University
and the University of Adelaide
, where he graduated with a master's degree in business administration. He was a public servant before entering politics.
Cox was research assistant to Mick Young
(a minister in the Hawke
government), an advisor to ministers in the South Australian Labor government 1983-86 and 1992-93, and to federal Labor ministers Peter Walsh
, Gordon Bilney
, John Kerin
and Ralph Willis
1986-92. He is also a grapegrower.
Cox was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 2001-04. He was Shadow Assistant Treasurer between 2002-04 and Shadow Minister for Revenue 2003-04. He was defeated at the 2004 election by Kym Richardson
by a margin of 119 votes.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
October 1998 to October 2004, representing the Division of Kingston
Division of Kingston
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the far-south metropolitan area of Adelaide. The division was first proclaimed in 1949....
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. He was born in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, and was educated at Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
and the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, where he graduated with a master's degree in business administration. He was a public servant before entering politics.
Cox was research assistant to Mick Young
Mick Young
Michael Jerome Young was an Australian politician. He rose through the Australian Labor Party to become its National Secretary, before serving as a Labor member of the House of Representatives from the 1974 election to 1988...
(a minister in the Hawke
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
government), an advisor to ministers in the South Australian Labor government 1983-86 and 1992-93, and to federal Labor ministers Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh
Peter Walsh , Irish politician and controversialist, was born at Mooretown, County Kildare, and studied at Leuven, where he joined the Franciscans and acquired Jansenist sympathies....
, Gordon Bilney
Gordon Bilney
Gordon Neil Bilney is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Kingston from 1983 to 1996.Bilney was born in Renmark, South Australia....
, John Kerin
John Kerin
John Charles Kerin, AM is an Australian economist and former Australian Labor Party politician.-Career in politics:...
and Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis
Ralph Willis AO , Australian politician, was Treasurer for the final years of the Keating Labor Government.-Career:Willis was born in Melbourne to Stan and Doris Willis and educated at Footscray Central School, University High School and Melbourne University, gaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree...
1986-92. He is also a grapegrower.
Cox was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 2001-04. He was Shadow Assistant Treasurer between 2002-04 and Shadow Minister for Revenue 2003-04. He was defeated at the 2004 election by Kym Richardson
Kym Richardson
Kym Charles Richardson is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives between 2004 and 2007, representing the South Australian electorate of Kingston....
by a margin of 119 votes.