17 Facts About David Fawcett

David Julian Fawcett was born on 23 October 1963 and is an Australian Liberal Party politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 2011.

David Fawcett was previously elected to federal parliament, serving for one term as member for the House of Representatives seat of Wakefield in South Australia, elected at the 2004 election.

David Fawcett was born on 23 October 1963 in Narrabri, New South Wales.

David Fawcett spent part of his childhood in Thailand where his father had been sent under the Colombo Plan.

David Fawcett returned to Australia in 1975 to attend Prince Alfred College in Adelaide.

David Fawcett graduated from the Royal Military College Duntroon with a Bachelor of Science in 1985.

David Fawcett joined the Australian Army Aviation Corps and qualified as a pilot, flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

David Fawcett qualified as a test pilot through the Empire Test Pilots' School in 1993 and was a senior flying instructor at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre, finishing his full-time military service in 2004.

David Fawcett was posted to Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft Research and Development Unit at Edinburgh, South Australia as an Army helicopter test pilot.

David Fawcett held a number of positions in ARDU and the Defence Acquisition Organisation, culminating in his final appointment as Commanding Officer, responsible for flight test programs for all of the Australian Defence Force aircraft.

David Fawcett reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before leaving the ADF to enter politics.

However, David Fawcett narrowly defeated the Labor candidate, ex-Bonython MP Martyn Evans, on a swing of 2.2 points, taking the seat on Family First preferences.

David Fawcett was elected as a Liberal Senator in South Australia at the 2010 election and assumed his seat on 1 July 2011.

David Fawcett has served extensively in Parliamentary committees, chairing Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade while in government, then as Deputy Chair while in opposition.

David Fawcett is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party, after previously being aligned with the Centre-Right faction during the Morrison government years.

David Fawcett has been involved in leadership positions at Clovercrest Baptist Church in Modbury North, Adelaide and Tyndale Christian School in Salisbury East, Adelaide.

David Fawcett has been a contributing member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Australian Flight Test Society.