David Coleman Net Worth, Career and Biography

David Coleman Net Worth $1.5 million

David Coleman is an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives during the 2013 federal election, occupying the New South Wales seat of Banks.

After years of serving his country in various positions, he was appointed as Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health & Suicide Prevention in December 2020.

Before that, he occupied the position of Minister for Immigration, Migrant Services, Citizenship & Multicultural Affairs in the Morrison Government.

Prior to that, he held the position of Assistant Minister for Finance from 2017 to 2018. Coleman has come a long way in his career. He didn’t actually become a politician overnight but rather, he ventured into politics after trying his hands in several businesses and working for a number of organizations.

Now, let’s take a look at David Coleman’s biography and professional life, as well as every other thing that is connected to this humble political figure.

David Coleman’s Biography

David Bernard Coleman was born on 5 March 1974 in Camden, a suburb of Sydney in Australia. He was enrolled into Saint Thomas à Becket primary school in Lewisham for his primary school education, and afterward, he joined the Christian Brothers High School also in Lewisham where he completed his schooling.

Coleman attended the University of New South Wales after graduating from secondary school. He earned a Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Laws from the institution. Additionally, he was the president of the University of New South Wales Student Guild in 1997.

David Coleman’s Career

As a man who always has his eyes on success and accomplishing big things, David Coleman wasted no time after graduating from the University of New South Wales before venturing into the professional phase of his life. Before entering politics, he worked with several organizations and did a couple of businesses in order to earn some income.

David Coleman worked for global management consulting agencies McKinsey & Co, LookSmart, and stores. Since 2005, he worked in a variety of positions for PBL Media and also the Nine Network where he served as the director of strategy and digital.

In 2017, Coleman entered Liberal preselection contests for Cook and three years later, he contested for Bradfield. However, his effort was not fruitful as he was unsuccessful in gaining Liberal endorsement.

Before getting elected to Parliament, Coleman held a director position at organizations like Australian News Channel Pty Limited (from 2008 to 2013), ninemsn Pty Limited (from 2008 to 2013), and Yellow Brick Road Holdings Limited (from 2011 to 2013).

He defeated incumbent Labor member for Banks, Daryl Melham at the 2013 federal election. Before his defeat, Melham had occupied that position for 23 years.

Coleman managed a two-party swing of 3.28 points in his favor and became the first ever non-Labor member to occupy the position since 1949 when the Division of Banks was created.

In December 2017, David Coleman was appointed the Assistant Minister for Finance during the Second Turnbull Ministry.

During the August 2018 leadership spills, it was reported that he supported Malcolm Turnbull during the first vote and supported Scott Morrison during the second. Afterward, he was appointed as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Multicultural in the First Morrison Ministry.

After the government’s re-election in 2019, his title was changed and he became known as the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services & Multicultural Affairs.

In December 2019, Coleman announced that he would be taking an indefinite leave for reasons best known to him, with Alan Tudge replacing him as acting minister.

He formally remained a minister until a reshuffle in December 2020, when he was instead appointed as the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. He has held that position since then and has worked tremendously in assisting the ministry of health in Australia.

Personal Life & Family

Along with having a prosperous career life as a successful politician, Coleman is also enjoying a wonderful marital life. He has been married to Dotte Derrickson for many years now and the two of them live happily together in their home in Sydney. The couple has been blessed with two children.

In the 2017 postal survey, the politician David Coleman was proudly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. He is also a supporter of the LGBT movement.

David Coleman Net Worth

Most of the time, the financial documents of politicians and prominent people in government are usually concealed from the media due to several reasons. Therefore, the earnings and annual income of this man is not always talked about.

He has earned his fortune from several means coupled to the fact that he is a man who believes in hard work and integrity.

Before becoming a politician, David worked with several companies and did a couple of businesses in order to earn some income. He worked for global management consulting agency McKinsey & Co, LookSmart, and dStore.

Since 2005, he worked in a variety of positions for PBL Media and also the Nine Network where he served as the director of strategy and digital. Doing all these jobs contributed to the size of his bank account no doubt.

Now with his earnings as a politician that has served the country of Australia for several years, his net worth must be something noteworthy.

However, as already mentioned above, we currently do not have access to David Coleman’s financial details. However, we will update this page with more information as soon as we get something authentic.