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David Bushby

Politician

David Bushby is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	David Bushby · 大衛·布什比				[sources]
Alias	Bushby, David · David Christopher Bushby · Senator David Bushby · 大衛·布什比				[sources]
Birth date	1965-07-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Launceston				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Australia				[sources]
Country	Australia				[sources]
Citizenship	Australia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Christopher · David				[sources]
Last name	Bushby				[sources]
Website	www.davidbushby.com.au · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5231953				[sources]
Position	Senate (member, 2004-2007) · Senate (member, 2007-2010) · Senate (member, 2010-2013) · Senate (member, 2013-2016) · Senate (member, 2016-2019) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Jane Franklin Hall · Scotch Oakburn College · University of Tasmania				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Australian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Max Bushby Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Senate	2010-08-21	2013-09-07
Member of the Senate

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Wendy Askew Politician	sibling	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,553

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,579

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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