Profile picture of Hon Laura Henderson

Hon Laura Henderson

Member
Legislative Council

About Me

Full Name
Laura Aberdeen Henderson
Party
Liberal Party
Positions
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
Opposition Whip
Shadow Minister for Child Protection
Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
Electorate
Member
House
Legislative Council
Date Elected
19 March 2022

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
19 Mar 2022 - Current
Member
Legislative Council
Liberal Party

Offices Held

02 Apr 2026 - Current
Shadow Minister for Child Protection
02 Apr 2026 - Current
Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister for Child Protection
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister for Youth
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Assistant Minister to the Shadow Attorney-General
12 Dec 2025 - 01 Apr 2026
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
01 Aug 2025 - Current
Shadow Cabinet Secretary
19 Apr 2022 - Current
Opposition Whip
Show 5 more
Show less

Committee Membership

27 Nov 2025 - Current
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Joint Parliamentary Service Committee
28 Nov 2024 - 04 Feb 2025
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill
30 Aug 2023 - 01 Apr 2025
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Support and Mental Health Services for Police
03 May 2023 - Current
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Management of the COVID-19 Response
21 Mar 2023 - 21 Mar 2026
23 Feb 2023 - 21 Mar 2023
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Joint Committee on the Legalisation of Medicinal Cannabis
22 Feb 2023 - 21 Mar 2023
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- The Gig Economy
07 Feb 2023 - 02 Apr 2025
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Budget and Finance Committee
07 Feb 2023 - 21 Mar 2023
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Health Services in South Australia
07 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee
03 May 2022 - 21 Aug 2025
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Crime and Public Integrity Policy Committee
03 May 2022 - 21 Mar 2023
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Legislative Review Committee
03 May 2022 - 02 Apr 2025
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Joint Parliamentary Service Committee
03 May 2022 - Current
Shadow Minister for Child Protection- Printing Committee
Show 9 more
Show less
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.