David Smith was the father to three sons. They are Micheal (financial services, Sydney), Richard (Commonwealth public servant, Canberra), and Philip (Strategic architect, ICT, Oslo, Norway).
Their details are unknown as they love to keep their lives away from the media.
Their father, David Smith was an Australian public servant. He was the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia between 1973 and 1990, in which capacity he served Sir Paul Hasluck, Sir John Kerr, Sir Zelman Cowen, Sir Ninian Stephen and Bill Hayden.
Smith began his career in the Australian Public Service in 1953 and was later appointed Private Secretary to the Minister for interior and Works from 1958 until 1963.
He was then appointed Secretary to the Federal Executive Council and head of the Government Branch, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, from 1972 to 1973.
David Smith died in August 2022, at the age of 89.