The Honourable David John Bartlett (born January 19, 1968, Hobart, Tasmania) is a Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Denison. He first entered parliament on a recount in 2004 after Jim Bacon resigned due to cancer.
Mr Bartlett was born in 1968 and lived in both Moonah and Mount Nelson. His education started at Mount Nelson Primary School, with secondary education at Taroona High School and the Hobart College. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma of Business in Professional Management at the University of Tasmania.
Prior to entering parliament, he had a career in the information technology industry and the public sector, and served as the Manager of the Tasmanian Innovation Centre and as an advisor to former Tasmanian treasurer, David Crean. He was re-elected in the 2006 election, receiving 12.97% of first preferences and topping the Labor vote in Denison, and has been appointed Minister for Education in the Lennon Cabinet. As part of his parliamentary duties he serves on the Public Accounts Committee, the Environment, Resources and Development Committee and the Library Committee of Parliament. David is married to Larissa, and has two children, Hudson and Matilda.
