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Hon Ian Hunter

Member
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Legislative Council

About Me

Full Name
Ian Keith Hunter
Party
Australian Labor Party
Position
Government Whip
Electorate
Member
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
18 March 2006
Education
Gilles Plains High School
Flinders University of SA
Prior Employment
State Secretary of the ALP
Other Information
Employment history before politics:
Research Assistant, Dept of Clinical Immunology, Flinders Medical Centre.
Youth Worker, Norwood C.Y.S.S.

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
18 Mar 2006 - Current
Member
Legislative Council
Australian Labor Party

Offices Held

21 Mar 2022 - Current
Government Whip
10 Apr 2018 - 18 Mar 2022
Opposition Whip

Ministerial Appointments

03 Feb 2015 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Climate Change
06 Feb 2014 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for Emergency Services
06 Feb 2014 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for Road Safety
21 Jan 2013 - 03 Feb 2015
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
21 Jan 2013 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation
21 Jan 2013 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Water and the River Murray
21 Oct 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion
21 Oct 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Minister for Disabilities
21 Oct 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Minister for Social Housing
21 Oct 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Minister for Volunteers
21 Oct 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Minister for Youth
21 Oct 2011 - 18 Mar 2018
Member of the Executive Council
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Committee Membership

19 May 2026 - Current
Social Development Committee - Presiding Member - 56th Parliament
19 May 2026 - Current
Statutory Officers Committee - Presiding Member - 56th Parliament
19 May 2026 - Current
Joint Parliamentary Service Committee - Member - 56th Parliament
04 Sep 2025 - 23 Feb 2026
Joint Committee on Harmful Algal Blooms in South Australia - Member - 55th Parliament
04 Feb 2025 - 20 Feb 2026
Management of the COVID-19 Response - Member - 55th Parliament
30 Aug 2023 - 01 May 2024
Support and Mental Health Services for Police - Member - 55th Parliament
09 Mar 2023 - 20 Dec 2023
Hunting Native Birds - Member - 55th Parliament
03 May 2022 - 20 May 2026
Social Development Committee - Presiding Member - 55th Parliament
03 May 2022 - 05 May 2026
Joint Parliamentary Service Committee - Member - 55th Parliament
03 May 2022 - 20 May 2026
Statutory Officers Committee - Member - 55th Parliament
03 May 2022 - Current
Printing Committee - Member - 55th Parliament
03 May 2022 - Current
Standing Orders Committee - Member - 55th Parliament
05 May 2021 - 16 Nov 2021
Certain Matters relating to the Operations of the Office of the Valuer-General - Member - 54th Parliament
22 Sep 2020 - 18 Feb 2022
COVID-19 Response Committee - Member - 54th Parliament
20 Mar 2019 - 18 Feb 2022
Findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission and Productivity Commission as they relate to the Decisions of the South Australian Government - Member - 54th Parliament
05 Dec 2018 - 18 Feb 2022
Redevelopment of Adelaide Oval - Chairperson - 54th Parliament
03 May 2018 - 03 May 2022
Joint Parliamentary Service Committee - Member - 54th Parliament
03 May 2018 - 18 Feb 2022
Statutory Officers Committee - Member - 54th Parliament
26 Sep 2013 - 16 Oct 2013
Select Committee on Aboriginal Lands Trust Bill 2013 - Chairperson - 52nd Parliament
22 Jan 2013 - 08 May 2014
Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee - 52nd Parliament - Chairperson - 52nd Parliament
29 Jul 2011 - 08 Nov 2011
Harvesting Rights in Forestry SA Plantation Estates - Member - 52nd Parliament
23 Jun 2011 - 29 Nov 2011
Matters Related to the General Election of 20 March 2010 - Member - 52nd Parliament
24 Nov 2010 - 08 Nov 2011
Disability Services Funding - Member - 52nd Parliament
24 May 2010 - 08 Nov 2011
Social Development Committee - Presiding Member - 52nd Parliament
06 May 2010 - 08 Nov 2011
Statutory Authorities Review Committee - Member - 52nd Parliament
06 May 2010 - 08 Nov 2011
Printing Committee - Member - 52nd Parliament
25 Mar 2009 - 01 Dec 2009
Tax-Payer Funded Government Advertising Campaigns - Member - 51st Parliament
27 Nov 2008 - 08 Sep 2009
Conduct of PIRSA in Fishing of Mud Cockles in Marine Scalefish and Lakes and Coorong Pipi Fisheries - Member - 51st Parliament
02 Apr 2008 - 03 Feb 2009
Proposed Sale and Redevelopment of the Glenside Hospital Site - Member - 51st Parliament
27 Sep 2007 - 16 Oct 2007
Prince Alfred College Incorporation (Constitution of Council) Amendment Bill - Member - 51st Parliament
26 Sep 2007 - 01 Dec 2009
SA Water - Member - 51st Parliament
07 Jun 2006 - 22 Jul 2008
Pricing, Refining, Storage and Supply of Fuel in South Australia - Member - 51st Parliament
31 May 2006 - 15 Feb 2010
Collection of Property Taxes by State and Local Government, Including Sewerage Charges by SA Water - Chairperson - 51st Parliament
02 May 2006 - 06 May 2010
Social Development Committee - Presiding Member - 51st Parliament
02 May 2006 - 20 Feb 2010
Statutory Authorities Review Committee - Member - 51st Parliament
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.