David O’Byrne was born in 1969, grew up in Launceston and studied at the University of Adelaide, where he gained a degree in Labour Studies. He moved to Hobart in 1994.
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His passion for social justice led him into the union movement: firstly, with the Health and Community Service Union in 1993. In 1994 he joined the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU-now United Voice)
David has held a number of leadership positions within his union and the ALP.
David’s leadership has steered successful outcomes in campaigns to get better wages and conditions for child-care workers, casino workers and cleaners.
At the 2010 State election David was elected to Parliament as a member for Franklin. He is currently the Minister for Workplace Relations, Economic Development and Infrastructure, Innovation, Science and Technology and Police and Emergency Management.
David has made significant contributions to the community through his roles as Chair of Smoke Free Tasmania, member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Care, member of the State Facilitating Group Anti-Poverty Week Organising Committee, Co Chair of Anti-Poverty Week Organising Committee, Founding member and Chair of the Peace Coalition (a group established to protest the invasion of Iraq), and Treasurer of the Tasmanian Peace Trust. David is also the Patron of QUIT Tasmania.
David lives in Hobart with his wife Tonia and two daughters, Lily and Ava.
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