Duncan McFetridge
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Duncan McFetridge is an Australia
n politician representing the seat of Morphett
in the South Australian House of Assembly
for the Liberal Party
since the 2002 election. He was re-elected at the 2006 and 2010 elections.
Duncan McFetridge grew up in the Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth
and Salisbury
. He attended Salisbury High School
, and then went onto study at Teachers College. Duncan was a high school teacher for four years, teaching woodwork and metalwork at Port Augusta
and Minlaton
High Schools.
In 1979 Duncan began studying veterinary science, graduating in 1982. He then worked with racehorses, and later in horse and livestock transport. Duncan then ran a veterinary practice in the Chandlers Hill
/Happy Valley
area.
He is currently the Shadow Minister for Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse and Veterans' Affairs. Duncan has also previously held the Shadow portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation; Transport; Industrial Relations; Science & Information Economy; Industry & Trade; Education & Children's Services; the Arts; Tourism; Local Government; Recreation & Sport; Consumer Affairs; Volunteers; and Small Business. He was a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee from 2003 to 2010 and was Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly from 2002 until 2004.
Duncan McFetridge is married, with two adult children.
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 representing the seat of Morphett
Electoral district of Morphett
Morphett is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia.Created in 1976 following an electoral redistribution, the seat of Morphett was named after Sir John Morphett who lived in the Morphettville area and was speaker of the enlarged Legislative Council in 1851...
in the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
since the 2002 election. He was re-elected at the 2006 and 2010 elections.
Duncan McFetridge grew up in the Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth
Elizabeth, South Australia
Elizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
and Salisbury
Salisbury, South Australia
Salisbury is a northern suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the seat of the City of Salisbury, and in the South Australian Legislative Assembly electoral district of Ramsay and the Australian House of Representatives divisions of Wakefield and Port Adelaide...
. He attended Salisbury High School
Salisbury High School (South Australia)
Salisbury High School is a secondary public school located on Farley Grove, Salisbury North, South Australia, Australia. It has won a number of awards, including the Australian Best Schools Award in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, and; the Australian Business Excellence Award in 2004...
, and then went onto study at Teachers College. Duncan was a high school teacher for four years, teaching woodwork and metalwork at Port Augusta
Port Augusta, South Australia
-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
and Minlaton
Minlaton, South Australia
Minlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2006 census, Minlaton had a population of 773. It is known as the "Barley capital of the world"....
High Schools.
In 1979 Duncan began studying veterinary science, graduating in 1982. He then worked with racehorses, and later in horse and livestock transport. Duncan then ran a veterinary practice in the Chandlers Hill
Chandlers Hill, South Australia
Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5159.-HistoryReferences:...
/Happy Valley
Happy Valley, South Australia
Happy Valley is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide.Within the suburb is the Happy Valley Reservoir accompanied by South Australia's largest water treatment plant, responsible for supplying water to much of the...
area.
He is currently the Shadow Minister for Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse and Veterans' Affairs. Duncan has also previously held the Shadow portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation; Transport; Industrial Relations; Science & Information Economy; Industry & Trade; Education & Children's Services; the Arts; Tourism; Local Government; Recreation & Sport; Consumer Affairs; Volunteers; and Small Business. He was a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee from 2003 to 2010 and was Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly from 2002 until 2004.
Duncan McFetridge is married, with two adult children.