Now that we’re through the 2022 State Election and have our new Parliament, let’s have a look at the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinets. You’ll notice that some portfolios don’t exactly match to the opposition, this is just the way the different parties have decided to allocate responsibilities
We’ve put members that relate to young people and YACSA’s work toward the top of these lists, these are also members you may also want to contact about issues that concern you.
Cabinet (Government):
Hon Peter Malinauskas MP – Premier
Hon Dr. Susan Close MP – Deputy Premier, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, Minister for Defence and Space Industries & Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Hon Nat Cook MP – Minister for Human Services (Youth portfolio)
Hon Blair Boyer MP – Minister for Education, Training and Skills
Hon Katrine Hildyard MP – Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence & Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing
Hon Chris Picton MP – Minister for Health and Wellbeing
Hon Joe Szakacs MP – Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
Hon Kyam Maher MLC – Attorney-General, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector
Hon Stephen Mullighan MP – Treasurer
Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP – Minister for Infrastructure and Transport & Minister for Energy and Mining
Hon Zoe Bettison MP – Minister for Tourism & Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Hon Clare Scriven MLC – Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development & Minister for Forest Industries
Hon Andrea Michaels MP – Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, Minister for Arts & Minister for Small and Family Business
Hon Nick Champion MP – Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development & Minister for Planning
Hon Geoff Brock MP – Minister for Regional Roads, Minister for Veterans Affairs & Minister for Local Government
Hon Emily Bourke MLC – Assistant Minister to the Premier & Assistant Minister for Autism
Hon Rhiannon Pearce MP – Assistant Minister to the Deputy Premier
Shadow Cabinet (Opposition):
David Speirs MP – Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Environment, Shadow Minister for Small and Family Business, Shadow Minister for the Public Service & Shadow Minister for Disability
John Gardner MP – Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Minister for Education, Training and Skills & Shadow Minister for the Arts and Festivals
Hon Jing Lee MLC – Shadow Minister for Communities (Youth portfolio), Shadow Minister for Multicultural South Australia & Shadow Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Ashton Hurn MP – Shadow Minister for Health
Tim Whetstone MP – Shadow Minister for Corrections, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Shadow Minister for Police and Community Safety & Shadow Minister for Road Safety
Hon Michelle Lensink MLC – Shadow Minister for Housing Affordability and Urban Development, Minister for Women & Minister for Planning
Josh Teague MP – Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Shadow Minister for Child Protection & Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
Hon Dr. Nicola Centofanti MLC – Shadow Minister for Regional South Australia, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries & Shadow Minister for Water Resources and the River Murray
Vincent Tarzia MP – Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport & Shadow Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
Stephen Patterson MP – Shadow Minister for Energy and NetZero, Shadow Minister for Mining & Shadow Minister for Defence and Space Industries
Josh Teague MP – Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Shadow Minister for Child Protection & Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence
Matt Cowdrey MP – Shadow Treasurer
Penny Pratt MP – Shadow Minister for Regional Health Services, Shadow Minister for Ageing & Shadow Minister for Preventative Health and Wellbeing
Hon Heidi Girolamo MLC – Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment, Shadow Minister for the Circular Economy
Adrian Pederick MP – Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs, Shadow Minister for Emergency Services & Shadow Minister for Regional Roads
Sam Telfer MP – Shadow Minister for Local Government, Shadow Minister for Regional Population Growth & Shadow Minister for Regional Planning
(Confused by parliamentary titles? It’s pretty straight forward, check out our quick explainer here)
Find a member’s contact information:
All Members of the House of Assembly (lower house) are listed here with their electorate and office contact details. All members with MP after their name are members of the House of Assembly.
All Members of the Legislative Council (upper house) are listed here with their office contact details. All members with MLC after their name are members of the Legislative Council.
Not sure where to start when writing to a member? Check out our post on writing your representative here for our tips!
