David Crean is a former Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 member of the Parliament of Tasmania

Parliament of Tasmania

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. He is the son of former Deputy Prime Minister Frank Crean

Frank Crean

Frank Crean was a senior minister in the Australian Labor Party government of Gough Whitlam from 1972 to 1975, and was Deputy Prime Minister for the last six months of the government's term....

 and brother to former Australian federal opposition leader Simon Crean

Simon Crean

Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level,...

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Crean entered the House of Assembly

Tasmanian House of Assembly

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 at the 1989 election in the division of Denison

Division of Denison (state)

The Electoral Division of Denison is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van_Diemen's Land 1847-55, and Governor of New South Wales 1855-61. The division shares its name and boundaries with the...

. He was defeated at the 1992 election held in February 1992. In May 1992 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the division of Buckingham (later becoming Elwick

Electoral division of Elwick

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).

Crean retired in May 2004 due to ill health. He was appointed Chair of Hydro Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania

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in September 2004.