David Crisafulli — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

41st Premier of Queensland (since 2024)
Leader of the Liberal National Party (since 2020)
Member of Parliament (MP) for Broadwater (since 2017)
Served as Deputy Mayor of Townsville City Council (2008-2012)
Minister for Local Government, Community Recovery and Resilience in the Newman government (2013-2015)
Graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from James Cook University (2000)
First Queensland premier of Italian heritage

Biography

David Crisafulli is an Australian politician who serves as the 41st Premier of Queensland, a position he has held since 2024. He has also led the Liberal National Party since 2020 and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the district of Broadwater since 2017. Crisafulli is the first Queensland premier of Italian heritage; his paternal grandfather immigrated to Australia in 1960 from Sicily, Italy, to work as a cane-cutter before establishing his own sugarcane farm.