David Koch (Australian politician)
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David Koch is an Australia
n politician. Born in Coleraine, Victoria
, he was a farmer from 1973 to 2001, when he became a real estate agent. He held numerous local positions, and was a Wannon Shire Councillor
from 1987–1994, serving as President in 1991. In 2002, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
as a Liberal
member for Western Province
. In 2006 Koch was elected as a member for Western Victoria Region.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. Born in Coleraine, Victoria
Coleraine, Victoria
Coleraine is a town in Victoria, Australia on the Glenelg Highway, west of the state capital, Melbourne and north-west of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area. It was named after the town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland...
, he was a farmer from 1973 to 2001, when he became a real estate agent. He held numerous local positions, and was a Wannon Shire Councillor
Shire of Wannon
The Shire of Wannon was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1872 until 1994.-History:Wannon was first incorporated as a shire on 15 March 1872....
from 1987–1994, serving as President in 1991. In 2002, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
member for Western Province
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:*Western Province, Cameroon*Western Province, Rwanda*Western Province *Western Province *Western Province *Western Province, Sri Lanka...
. In 2006 Koch was elected as a member for Western Victoria Region.