Profile picture of Mrs Joyce Steele OBE

Mrs Joyce Steele OBE

Davenport
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Joyce Steele OBE
Date of Birth
29 May 1909
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Davenport
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
07 March 1959
Other Information
A portrait of Steele, by South Australian artist Robert Hannaford AM, unveiled in 2001, hangs in Parliament House.
Deceased
24 September 1991

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
30 May 1970 - 09 Mar 1973
Davenport
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Not Re-elected
07 Mar 1959 - 29 May 1970
Burnside
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Boundary Redistribution

Offices Held

09 Mar 1973 - Current
Former Member

Ministerial Appointments

02 Mar 1970 - 02 Jun 1970
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
02 Mar 1970 - 02 Jun 1970
Minister of Housing
02 Mar 1970 - 02 Jun 1970
Minister of Social Welfare
17 Apr 1968 - 02 Mar 1970
Minister of Education
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.