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David Leyonhjelm
David Ean Leyonhjelm ( "lion-helm"; born 1 April 1952) is an Australian politician who is a Senator for New South Wales, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. Having been elected at the 2013 federal election, he took office on 1 July 2014. Prior to being elected to parliament, Leyonhjelm worked as a veterinarian and then as an agribusiness consultant. He also writes columns for several Australian publications, with a concentration on rural issues.
==Personal life and business career==
David Leyonhjelm was born in the Wimmera, in western Victoria and was raised in Heywood, on the dairy farm of his parents Bryan and Jean Leyonhjelm.〔Sean McComish (8 October 2013). ("Few people in Australia had heard of David Leyonhjelm" ) – ''The Warrnambool Standard''. Retrieved 6 May 2014.〕 The family are of Swedish noble origin〔 (the "Leijonhielm" barony granted 1719). He was the oldest of four children, and as a teenager trapped rabbits and worked in a shoe shop to help support his family.〔Deborah Snow (28 June 2014). ("David Leyonhjelm: Trouble shooter" ) – ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 14 July 2014.〕 When he was 15, his parents separated, and he moved with his mother to Melbourne, where he attended Dandenong High School.〔Ben Potter (26 October 2013). ("Libertarianism gets a loudspeaker" ) – ''The Australian Financial Review''. Retrieved from Factiva, 6 May 2014.〕 Leyonhjelm later won a scholarship to study veterinary science at the University of Melbourne, studying alongside Denis Napthine, a future Premier of Victoria,〔 He has since completed Bachelor of Laws and Master of Business Administration degrees at Macquarie University. After gaining his initial degree, he worked as a practising veterinarian for a time, both in Australia and overseas, and later became involved in marketing and management roles in the industry.〔(Senators-elected: terms commencing 1 July 2014: David Leyonhjelm (Senator-elect) ) – Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕〔(David Leyonhjelm Linkedin ) Retrieved 20 February 2015.〕
In 1989, Leyonhjelm was a founding director of Baron Strategic Services, an agribusiness consultancy firm with which he remains involved.〔(Our People ) – Baron Strategic Services. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕 He later served as director of the federally funded Gene Technology Information Unit (GTIU), which was established by the Keating Government to offer "accurate and unbiased advice about the new gene technologies".〔Gavin Gilchrist (27 March 1996). ("Gene unit denies conflict of interest" ) – ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕 Leyonhjelm lives with his wife, Amanda, in Sydney, but also owns a rural property in Hargraves, a locality near Mudgee in the Central West region.〔 A shooting enthusiast, he is the president of the Sydney-based Inner West Hunters Club,〔 and won his grade in New South Wales for several years, shooting metallic silhouette targets with small-bore pistols.〔 Also a former secretary of the Farm Writers' Association of New South Wales, Leyonhjelm had a column in ''Rural Business'' "for 20 years".〔 He currently writes a column, "Agribuzz", for Fairfax Rural Media (formerly Rural Press),〔(Agribuzz with David Leyonhjelm ) – ''The Land''. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕 and also writes regularly in ''The Australian Financial Review'' and ''Business Spectator''.〔(Articles authored by David Leyonhjelm ) – ''Financial Review''. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕〔(Contributor: David Leyonhjelm ) – ''Business Spectator''. Retrieved 5 May 2014.〕
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