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 |
| Residence | Terramungamine [1] |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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. [2] Saunders was the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Western New South Wales in the Perrottet ministry from 2021 to 2023. [3]
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. [4]
Following a leadership spill in May 2023,Saunders became leader of the New South Wales National Party. [5]
In November 2025,Saunders announced his resignation as the leader of the New South Wales National Party. [6] The day before he resigned,it emerged that his 19-year-old daughter was a pornographic actress. [7] On 18 November,Gurmesh Singh was elected as Saunders' replacement. [8]