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Mr David Basham

Finniss
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
David Keith Bernard Basham
Party
Liberal Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Finniss
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
17 March 2018
Education
Diploma of Agriculture, Graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, St Peters College 1981-86
Prior Employment
Dairy Farmer
Other Information
Dairy Farmer 1989-2018
Director, SA Dairy Farmers Association 2002-16
Director, Primary Producers SA 2013-16
Director, Veterinary Surgeons Board 2014-15
Director, Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd 2005-12 & 2014-17
President, SA Dairy Farmers 2005-16

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
17 Mar 2018 - 20 Mar 2026
Finniss
House of Assembly
Liberal Party

Offices Held

20 Mar 2026 - Current
Former Member
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Minister for Climate and Environment
22 Jan 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
Shadow Minister for Environment
22 Jan 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
Shadow Minister for Water Infrastructure

Ministerial Appointments

29 Jul 2020 - 21 Mar 2022
Member of the Executive Council
29 Jul 2020 - 21 Mar 2022
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development

Committee Membership

31 Oct 2024 - 11 Nov 2025
25 Sep 2024 - 18 Feb 2025
30 May 2023 - Current
Former Member- Standing Orders Committee
03 May 2022 - Current
16 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
04 Apr 2019 - 13 Oct 2020
Former Member- End of Life Choices
05 Dec 2018 - 04 Apr 2019
31 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2020
03 May 2018 - 07 Sep 2020
03 May 2018 - 31 Jul 2018
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.