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David Ernest Oldfield (born 25 June 1958) is a former Australian Politician who co-founded and was Deputy Leader of the populist Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. Having previously been involved in municipal politics as a member of the City of Manly Council, as well as being a Liberal candidate for Manly and serving as a political advisor to then-Liberal Party minister (and former Prime Minister), Tony Abbott - David Oldfield became acquainted with parliamentary newcomer, Pauline Hanson, who in the wake of her election to the Australian House of Representatives, she controversially gained notoriety for comments about Indigenous Australians, Asians on top of Immigration and Multiculturalism. While working Tony Abbott, Oldfield began to construct Pauline Hanson's One Nation. One Nation was formed in 1997, and Oldfield was appointed an informal Deputy Leader, serving with David Ettridge. The structural basis of One Nation was orchestrated solely by Ettridge and Oldfield, who acted as the policy masterminds behind Pauline Hanson's Populist image and political style. However, in 2000 Oldfield was expelled from One Nation after a dispute with Hanson, and formed the splinter group One Nation NSW, serving as its leader from its creation in 2000, to its dissolution in 2004. David Oldfield was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2007, under One Nation, One Nation NSW and briefly as an Independent twice. In 2006, Oldfield announced that he would not re-contest the 2007 New South Wales election. As of today, he lives in Sydney with his family, being only minorly involved with political issues. He formerly hosted radioshows on radio 2UE and radio 2GB. ==Early life and early political career== Oldfield grew up in Manly, a beachside suburb of Sydney. He was attended Balgowlah Boys School. Manly is part of the federal constituency of Warringah, which became occupied in 1994 by Oldfield's future employer, the then-Liberal minister and future Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. In 1996, Oldfield became employed as a staff member for Tony Abbott. Oldfield later become one of his advisaries. While in that position, Oldfield secretly co-founded the right wing One Nation Party in concert with independent Queensland MP Pauline Hanson and campaign specialist David Ettridge. He and Ettridge were seen as the masterminds of the structure of One Nation behind Hanson's populist image and style. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Oldfield (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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