David Coleman

David Bernard Coleman (born 5 March 1974) is an Australian former politician. He represented the New South Wales seat of Banks in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2025 for the Liberal Party. Coleman served as the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention from December 2020 until May 2022. He previously served as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs in the Morrison government from August 2018, although in December 2019 he took indefinite leave for personal reasons. He had earlier served as Assistant Minister for Finance in the Turnbull government from 2017 to 2018.

Early life and education Coleman was born in , a south-western suburb of Sydney. He attended primary school at Saint Thomas à Becket primary school in ; and completed his schooling at the Christian Brothers' High School, also in Lewisham. Coleman studied at the University of New South Wales, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws, where he was the director of strategy and digital. Coleman entered Liberal preselection contests for Cook in 2007 and Bradfield in 2010; but he was unsuccessful in receiving Liberal endorsement. Coleman recorded a two-party preferred swing of 3.28 points in his favour; and became the first non-Labor member to hold the seat since the Division of Banks was created in 1949.

Ministerial career Coleman was appointed Assistant Minister for Finance in December 2017, in the Second Turnbull Ministry. He was subsequently appointed Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs in the First Morrison Ministry. After the government's re-election at the 2019 election, his title was changed to Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs. He formally remained as a minister until a December 2020 reshuffle, in which he was instead appointed Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

Personal life and views Coleman is a member of the Moderate/Modern Liberal faction of the Liberal Party.

Coleman was in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in the 2017 postal survey.

Coleman is married to Dotte Derrickson and they have two children.