Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | 14th Leader of the NSW Nationals |
Term Start: | 8 May 2023 |
Predecessor: | Paul Toole |
Office1: | Minister for Agriculture |
Premier1: | Dominic Perrottet |
Term Start1: | 21 December 2021 |
Term End1: | 28 March 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Adam Marshall |
Successor1: | John Graham (interim) |
Office2: | Minister for Western New South Wales |
Premier2: | Dominic Perrottet |
Term Start2: | 21 December 2021 |
Term End2: | 28 March 2023 |
Predecessor2: | Adam Marshall |
Successor2: | John Graham (interim) |
Parliament3: | New South Wales |
Term Start3: | 23 March 2019 |
Predecessor3: | Troy Grant |
Constituency Mp3: | Dubbo |
Party: | National Party of Australia |
Residence: | Terramungamine[1] |
Occupation: | Journalist |
Dugald William Saunders is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Dubbo for the Nationals.[2] Saunders was the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Western New South Wales in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021 until March 2023.
Before entering politics, Saunders had a long career in broadcasting. He was a commentator at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was the ABC Local Radio morning presenter in Dubbo for ten years.[3]
Saunders became leader of the New South Wales National Party in May 2023.