David Treasure (politician)

David Treasure
David Treasure
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly; for Gippsland East
	In office; 3 October 1992 – 17 September 1999
Preceded by	Bruce Evans
Succeeded by	Craig Ingram
Personal details
Born	6 November 1943; Sale, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 May 2018 (aged 74)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	The Nationals
Occupation	Grazier

David Lewis Treasure (6 November 1943 – 19 May 2018) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sale to grazier Donald Treasure and Linda Traill. He attended primary school at Dargo and Lindenow South and secondary school at Bairnsdale Technical School before becoming a grazier. He then had two children. Active in both the farmers' community and the National Party, he worked mainly in the export business to West Africa. He was a member of the Mountain Cattlemens Association (president 1987–88), chairman of the Droving Australia Victorian Selection Panel in 1988, and an Avon Shire Councillor from 1970 to 1976. In 1992 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Gippsland East, holding the seat until his defeat by independent candidate Craig Ingram in 1999. Then came his 3 grandchildren. He passed on the 19th of May 2018. [1]

References

Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Treasure, David Lewis". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Bruce Evans	Member for Gippsland East 1992–1999	Succeeded by Craig Ingram

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[vic-1] Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Treasure, David Lewis". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 22 May 2018.