Darren John Grimwade (born 3 April 1980) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015, representing the electorate of Morayfield.
Grimwade was born in Redcliffe. He worked as a baker and as a director of a taxation franchise before buying a pizza café in Burpengary in 2007, which he was operating at the time of his election to parliament. He was awarded Queensland Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008.[2][3][4]
Grimwade was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 2012 state election, defeating Labor MP Mark Ryan.[2][3]
In the 2015 state election, Grimwade was unsuccessful in his re-election bid for the seat of Morayfield, and was succeeded by the former member for Morayfield, Mark Ryan, who Grimwade defeated in 2012.
In 2016, Grimwade was elected as a local Councillor to the Moreton Bay Regional Council, representing Division 11.[5]
At the 2020 local government elections, Grimwade was returned to council, again representing Division 11 with a 76.52% primary vote.[6] He was again elected in 2024, this time unopposed.
References
- ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
- ^ a b "Member Biography: Darren Grimwade". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Morayfield – Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "About Darren Grimwade MP". darrengrimwade.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Councillor Darren Grimwade". moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Moreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Moreton Bay Regional Division 11 Councillor Result". ecq.qld.gov.au. Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.