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Hon Jay Weatherill AO

Cheltenham
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Jay Wilson Weatherill AO
Party
Australian Labor Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Cheltenham
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
09 February 2002
Education
Jay was born and educated in Adelaide’s western suburbs, completing his secondary education at Henley High School.
Other Information
Jay Weatherill is a lawyer with an economics degree, establishing his own law firm in 1995 and practicing until he was elected as the Member for Cheltenham in 2002. He was subsequently re-elected as Member for Cheltenham in 2006, 2010, 2014 and in 2018.

Before becoming Premier, Mr Weatherill held a range of portfolios including Environment and Conservation, Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management, Families and Communities, Housing, Ageing, Disability, Urban Development and Planning, Administrative Services, Local Government and Gambling.

Jay and his wife Melissa have two young daughters, Lucinda and Alice.

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
09 Feb 2002 - 17 Dec 2018
Cheltenham
House of Assembly
Australian Labor Party
Resigned

Offices Held

17 Dec 2018 - Current
Former Member

Ministerial Appointments

19 Jan 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Defence and Space Industries
19 Jan 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Health Industries
19 Jan 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Investment and Trade
19 Jan 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Small Business
19 Jan 2018 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for Veterans' Affairs
18 Sep 2017 - 18 Mar 2018
Minister for The Arts
06 Feb 2014 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for Finance
21 Jan 2013 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for The Arts
21 Jan 2013 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for the Public Sector
21 Jan 2013 - 26 Mar 2014
Treasurer
21 Oct 2011 - 26 Mar 2014
Minister for State Development
21 Oct 2011 - 18 Mar 2018
Premier
08 Feb 2011 - 21 Oct 2011
Minister for Science and Information Economy
25 Mar 2010 - 21 Oct 2011
Minister for Education
24 Jul 2008 - 25 Mar 2010
Minister for Environment and Conservation
24 Jul 2008 - 21 Oct 2011
Minister for Early Childhood Development
23 Mar 2006 - 25 Mar 2010
Assisting the Premier in Cabinet Business and Public Sector Management
20 Feb 2006 - 25 Mar 2010
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
05 Mar 2004 - 24 Jul 2008
Minister for Ageing
05 Mar 2004 - 24 Jul 2008
Minister for Disability
05 Mar 2004 - 24 Jul 2008
Minister for Families and Communities
05 Mar 2004 - 24 Jul 2008
Minister for Housing
04 Dec 2002 - 05 Mar 2004
Minister for Gambling
06 Mar 2002 - 03 Dec 2002
Minister for Local Government
06 Mar 2002 - 12 May 2003
Minister for Government Enterprise
06 Mar 2002 - 05 Mar 2004
Minister for Administrative Services
06 Mar 2002 - 05 Mar 2004
Minister for Urban Development and Planning
06 Mar 2002 - 18 Mar 2018
Member of the Executive Council
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Committee Membership

27 Apr 2006 - 05 May 2010
10 Mar 2005 - 30 Jun 2005
26 Feb 2004 - 20 Feb 2006
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.