About Me
Full Name
Leon William Kennedy Bignell
Party
Independent
Position
Speaker
Electorate
Mawson
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
18 March 2006
Prior Employment
Journalist
Other Information
For general electorate information, please visit the Electoral Commission of South Australia website.
Contact Details
Electorate Telephone
08 8556 5722 (Aldinga Beach)
Electorate Facsimile
08 8553 0398 (Kangaroo Island)
Electorate Email
mawson@parliament.sa.gov.au
Electorate Address
Shop 36, Aldinga Central Shopping Centre, Lot 1, Cnr Aldinga Beach Road & Pridham Boulevard, ALDINGA BEACH SA 5173
Electorate Address
44 Dauncey Street, KINGSCOTE SA 5223
Electorate Postal Address
PO Box 1080, ALDINGA SA 5173
Parliament Email
speakerhoa@parliament.sa.gov.au
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Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
11 Apr 2024 - Current
Mawson
House of Assembly
Independent
18 Mar 2006 - 11 Apr 2024
Mawson
House of Assembly
Australian Labor Party
Changed Party
Offices Held
11 Apr 2024 - Current
Speaker
10 Nov 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
17 Feb 2011 - 10 Nov 2011
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
16 Apr 2010 - 17 Feb 2011
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy
Ministerial Appointments
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Forests
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Racing
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Member of the Executive Council
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Recreation and Sport
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Tourism
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Committee Membership
11 Apr 2024 - Current
11 Apr 2024 - Current
Speaker- Standing Orders Committee
21 Mar 2024 - Current
Speaker- Endometriosis
03 May 2022 - Current
Speaker- Natural Resources Committee
05 Dec 2018 - 04 Apr 2019
28 Nov 2012 - 05 Feb 2013
Speaker- Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals
24 Nov 2011 - 14 Jun 2012
09 Mar 2011 - 19 Sep 2012
Speaker- Grain Handling Industry
06 May 2010 - 05 Feb 2013
Speaker- Publishing Committee
27 Apr 2006 - 05 May 2010
Speaker- Economic and Finance Committee
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