| House |
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MLA |
| Party |
Liberal |
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| Date Elected |
27 October 1945 |
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| Electorate |
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Greenough |
| Service |
Electorates MLA Greenough 27 October 1945 (by-election)–21 August 1975 (resigned) Office Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Tourism 2 April 1959–3 March 1971 Leader of the Opposition 1957–1959, 1971–1972 Government Whip 1947–1949 Hon Minister for Housing, Forests and Local Government 7 October 1949–6 April 1950 Minister for Works, Water Supply and Housing (until 24 October 1950) 6 April 1950–23 February 1953 Deputy Leader of the Opposition February 1953–1 March 1957 Leader of the Opposition 1 March 1957–2 April 1959 Leader of the Opposition 3 March 1971–5 June 1972 Committees Deputy Chairman of Committees 1947–1950 Member Select Committee on Wool Handling at Appraisement Centres 1945 Historical Notes Longest serving Premier of WA—11 years, 11 months and one day |
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| Inaugural Speech |
 Brand, David, Inaugural Speech.pdf |
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| Year Retired/Resigned |
1975 |
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| Personal Information |
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| Birth date |
1 August 1912 |
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| Place of birth |
Dongara, Western Australia |
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| Death date |
15 April 1979 |
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| Place of death |
Carnamah, Western Australia |
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| Cemetery |
Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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| Parents |
Son of Albert John Brand, farmer, and Hilda Mitchell and grandson of Samuel Mitchell |
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| Marriage and Family |
Married 20 March 1944, Mingenew Methodist Church to Doris Elspeth McNeill (born circa November 1921), daughter of Hugh Alexander Ferguson and Barbara SharpChildren: two sons and one daughter |
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| Religion |
Methodist |
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| Education |
Educated Northampton and Mullewa State Schools until 14 years old LLD (honorary), University of Western Australia 1963 |
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| Occupation |
Storekeeper |
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| Employment History |
On family farm at Northampton 1912–1924 and then at Mullewa 1924–1935Truck driver, treatment hand, filter specialist and shift boss at Kalgoorlie 1935–1939Enlisted Australian Imperial Force (AIF) 23 November 1939Served in 2/11 Battalion, 6th DivisionEmbarked for Egypt 20 April 1940, served in Libya, North AfricaPromoted to CorporalServed in Greece, wounded 24 April 1941, evacuated to Alexandria, returned to Australia, August 1941Discharged from the AIF 8 April 1942Chief Instructor 7th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps Geraldton area 1942–1945, Warrant Officer January 1943Discharged from Australian Military Forces January 1945Became general storekeeper at Dongara |
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| Principal Honours |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) (1969) |
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| Background/Membership |
Active scoutmaster in 1930s and President state branch of the Boy Scouts Association from 1973Patron Spastic Welfare Association |
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| References |
D Black and G Bolton, eds. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Vol. 2, 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2010, p. 25. |
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| Further Information |
David Black, 'Brand, Sir David (1912–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brand-sir-david-9571/text16863, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 14 December 2015. Dictionary of Western Australians 5 L Layman, ‘Sir David Brand: The Premier’, in L. Hunt (ed), Westralian Portraits, Nedlands, University of WA Press, 1979. GS Reid and MR Oliver, The Premiers of Western Australia 1890-1982, University of Western Australia Press, Nedlands, 1982. Sunday Times 2 July 2000. Transcripts of interview with Phillip Pendal 1971–1973 and for National Library 1977 (State Library and WA Parliament Library) Weekend News, 3 June 1972. West Australian, 19 March 1960. West Australian, 21 August 1975. |
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