Dugald Saunders
Australian politician
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Dugald William Saunders is an Australian politician who served as leader of the New South Wales National Party from 2023 to 2025. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Dubbo since 2019.[1] Saunders was the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Western New South Wales in the Perrottet ministry from 2021 to 2023.[2]
Gurmesh Singh
Dugald Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the New South Wales National Party | |
| In office 8 May 2023 – 17 November 2025 | |
| Deputy | Bronnie Taylor Gurmesh Singh |
| Preceded by | Paul Toole |
| Succeeded by | Gurmesh Singh |
| Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales | |
| In office 21 December 2021 – 28 March 2023 | |
| Premier | Dominic Perrottet |
| Preceded by | Adam Marshall |
| Succeeded by | John Graham (interim) |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Dubbo | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Troy Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Party | National |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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]
Following a leadership spill in May 2023, Saunders became leader of the New South Wales National Party.[4]
In November 2025, Saunders announced his resignation as the leader of the New South Wales National Party.[5] The day before he resigned, it emerged that his 19-year-old daughter was a pornographic actress. [6] On 18 November, Gurmesh Singh was elected as Saunders' replacement.[7]
