David Keyes
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The Honourable David Keyes | |
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| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 11 March 2013 – 3 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Hu |
| Succeeded by | Laura Hannasuya (interim) |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 12 October 2003 – 30 November 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Blaine Blaikie |
| Preceded by | Jenna Mallenstone |
| Succeeded by | Jenna Mallenstone |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 29 October 1997 – 3 June 2014 | |
| Constituency | Ostrawijan North |
| SDP Critic for Agriculture | |
| In office 30 November 2004 – 3 June 2014 | |
| Leader | Blaine Blaikie Max Sormann Bill Hu Himself |
| Preceded by | Linton Swells |
| Succeeded by | Menosia Etterson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Smith Keyes 27 July 1961 Jessolime, Ostrawijan, Scalizagasti |
| Died | 3 June 2014 (aged 52) Bewundal, Capital Bay Territory, Scalizagasti |
| Nationality | Scalizagastian |
| Political party | SDP |
| Spouse | Diane Keyes |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Weyburn Polytechnical Institute |
David Smith Keyes (27 July 1961 – 3 June 2014) was a Scalizagastian engineer and politician. He was elected leader of the Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti following the 2013 Social Democratic Party of Scalizagasti leadership election, serving from 11 March 2013 to 3 June 2014 when he was killed in a car crash. First elected in 1997, he was the Minister of Agriculture in Blaine Blaikie's cabinet following the SDP victory in the 2003 Scalizagastian federal election. He was also the SDP critic for Agriculture.
Keyes was born in Jessolime, a small farming community in northern Ostrawijan. Both of Keyes' parents were farmers, and he would help them on the farm after school and in the summer. He eventually moved to Weyburn to pursue a degree in chemical engineering at the Weyburn Polytechnical Institute. Before entering politics, Keyes worked in the private sector as a chemical engineer developing fertilizers at Agrow Industries.