David Ridgway

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David Ridgway is a South Australian politician, being a member of the South Australian Legislative Council representing the Liberal Party.

Prior to entering politics, Ridgway was a horticulturalist and farmer based in Bordertown, South Australia. Having been a member of the Liberal Party of Australia for over 15 years, Ridgway gained the 4th spot on the Liberal ticket for the 2002 election, and won a seat.

Ridgway was appointed a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary in 2005, and after the 2006 election was appointed Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation, the River Murray and Urban Development & Planning, under the leadership of Iain Evans. A leadership change in April 2007, in which Martin Hamilton-Smith assumed Liberal Party leadership, prompted a re-shuffle of the Party’s Shadow Cabinet, at which point Ridgway was made Shadow Minister for Police and Mineral Resources Development, whilst retaining his Shadow Urban Development & Planning post. David Ridgway also assists the Leader of the Opposition with the Multicultural Affairs portfolio and is the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council.

He currently resides in Adelaide and has three children.