David Littleproud | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Leader of the National Party | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2022 | |
| Deputy | Perin Davey |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Deputy Leader of the National Party | |
| In office 4 February 2020 – 30 May 2022 | |
| Leader | Michael McCormack Barnaby Joyce |
| Preceded by | Bridget McKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Perin Davey |
| Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia | |
| In office 2 July 2021 – 23 May 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Himself (Agriculture) Keith Pitt (Northern Australia) |
| Succeeded by | Madeleine King (Northern Australia) Murray Watt (Agriculture) |
| Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management | |
| In office 6 February 2020 – 2 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Bridget McKenzie (Agriculture) Himself (Drought and Emergency Management) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Agriculture) Bridget McKenzie (Emergency Management) |
| Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management | |
| In office 29 May 2019 – 6 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Himself (Water Resources) Linda Reynolds (Emergency Management) |
| Succeeded by | Keith Pitt (Water) |
| Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources | |
| In office 20 December 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison |
| Preceded by | Barnaby Joyce |
| Succeeded by | Bridget McKenzie (Agriculture) Himself (Water Resources) |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Maranoa | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1976 Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Nationals (federal) LNP (state) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal-National Coalition |
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| Education | Chinchilla State High School Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation | Rural banker |
David Kelly Littleproud (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian politician who has been the leader of the National Party since May 2022. He has represented the Queensland seat of Maranoa since the 2016 federal election and was a cabinet minister in the Turnbull and Morrison governments.
Littleproud grew up in Chinchilla, Queensland, the son of former state government minister Brian Littleproud. He worked as an agribusiness banker with NAB and Suncorp before entering politics. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016. Littleproud was appointed to cabinet the following year, subsequently serving as Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources (2017–2019), Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management (2019–2020), Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management (2020–2021), and Agriculture and Northern Australia (2021–2022). He was elected deputy leader of the Nationals in February 2020 under Michael McCormack. He retained the position under Barnaby Joyce and successfully challenged Joyce for the leadership following the Coalition's defeat at the 2022 election.