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Introduction
David Littleproud is an Australian politician and businessman who has been serving as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition since 30 May 2022. He has represented the federal Division of Maranoa since 2016, and served as Minister for Agriculture from 2017 to 2019 and from 2020 to 2022.
Littleproud worked as an agribusiness banker before entering politics. He served in the cabinet in the Turnbull and Morrison Governments as Minister for Agriculture (2017–2019; 2020–2022), Minister for Water Resources (2017–2020), and Minister for Northern Australia (2021–2022).
Early life
| Name | David Littleproud |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman |
| Height | 1.83m |
| Age | 45 years |
David Kelly Littleproud was born on September 4, 1976 (age 45 years) in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia. His grandfather George Littleproud served on the Chinchilla Shire Council, while his father Brian Littleproud was a state Nationals MP and government minister. He attended Chinchilla State High School and Toowoomba Grammar School. As of 2019, he was one of the two members of the national cabinet who had no tertiary qualification.
Littleproud was an agribusiness banker before entering politics. He spent 17 years with the National Australia Bank (NAB), including 12 years based in Warwick, Queensland, as district manager (agribusiness and commercial). He joined Suncorp in 2011 as executive manager (business and agribusiness banking) for South West Queensland. As of 2018 Littleproud was the owner of Mr Rental Southern Downs, a rent-to-buy business that employed four people.
Political career
David Littleproud was elected to parliament in 2016, succeeding retiring Nationals MP Bruce Scott. Within 18 months, Littleproud was elevated directly to cabinet as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, following a reshuffle of the Second Turnbull Ministry. He was sworn in at Government House in Canberra on 20 December 2017.
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Littleproud was additionally appointed Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Drought Preparation and Response in November 2018. Following the Morrison Government’s return at the 2019 federal election, his title was changed to Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management. He re-assumed the agriculture portfolio following Bridget McKenzie’s resignation in February 2020, becoming Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management.
Deputy leadership
David Littleproud was viewed as a potential candidate to replace Barnaby Joyce as National Party leader in February 2018. The position was eventually won by Michael McCormack. On 4 February 2020, following Bridget McKenzie’s resignation, he defeated Keith Pitt and David Gillespie to become deputy leader of the National Party. The ballot for the deputy leadership was held simultaneously with a leadership spill in which McCormack defeated a challenge by Joyce. It has subsequently been suggested that Littleproud may emerge as a compromise candidate if the conflict continues between the supporters of McCormack and Joyce.
Littleproud is set to challenge incumbent Nationals Party leader Barnaby Joyce along with Darren Chester in a three way for the leadership of the party on Monday the 30th of May 2022 after the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government lost office to the Labor opposition. The Nationals party room got bigger, however, their coalition partner suffered massive seat losses due to Joyce’s unpopularity in those particular seats being used against them.
Leadership of National Party
Littleproud challenged incumbent Nationals Party leader Barnaby Joyce along with Darren Chester in a three-way contest for the leadership of the party on 30 May 2022 after the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition government lost office to the Labor opposition. The Nationals party room got bigger, however, their coalition partner suffered massive seat losses due to Joyce’s unpopularity in those particular seats being used against them. Littleproud was elected Leader of the National Party with Perin Davey as deputy, replacing Joyce.
Political positions
On 14 February 2018 Labor voted with the Greens to disallow a mechanism in the Murray Darling Basin Plan which would have prevented farmers in the Northern Basin giving up 70 GL (7.0×1010 L) of water which otherwise would have been lost to seepage and evaporation. The disallowance motion triggered a crisis in basin states when New South Wales and Victoria pledged to abandon the Plan as a result. It was widely considered the withdrawal of the two largest states would see the Basin Plan dismantled after it had taken more than a century to strike the agreement.
On 7 May 2018, in the lead up to a second disallowance motion that would have blocked 36 environmental water savings projects, Littleproud struck a deal with Labor that both secured the works in question and the 70 GL recovery reduction for Northern Basin farmers which had previously been disallowed. This effectively resurrected the Murray-Darling Basin Plan by reassuring Basin states the Plan would be fulfilled as agreed in 2012.
In addition to securing the Basin Plan, Littleproud delivered enhanced protections for Aboriginal people in the Basin. This included an Indigenous position on the MDBA board and a world-first $40 million indigenous fund so Aboriginal communities could buy water for either cultural or economic purposes.
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David Littleproud successfully negotiated with the Senate cross bench for passage of legislation establishing the Regional Investment Corporation. On 6 February 2018 the new laws passed the upper house, breaking a political deadlock that had dragged on months. On 16 May 2018 it was announced that the RIC’s headquarters would be set up in Orange, New South Wales, fulfilling in part the Nationals’ commitment to deliver public service jobs to regional areas.
In December 2017, Littleproud was one of four members of the House of Representatives to vote against the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, which legalised same-sex marriage in Australia. Littleproud had pledged to vote according to the majority response of his electorate of Maranoa in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, and Maranoa recorded a result of 56.1% against changing the definition of marriage.
Wife
David Littleproud was married to his first wife Sarah Littleproud, they had their wedding n 1999. He has three children. David and his ex-wife Sarah announced their separation in 2019, ending a 20-year marriage. As of 23 October 2021, Littleproud possesses a large share portfolio in the resources industry: he owns shares in BHP, mining company South32, oil and gas exploration company Blue Energy, iron ore company Atlas and engineering company Ausenco.
David Littleproud net worth
How much is David Littleproud worth? David Littleproud net worth is estimated at around $20 million. His main source of income is from his career as a politician and businessman. Littleproud salary and other earnings are over $5 million annually. His successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and influential politicians in Australia.