Jay Weatherill | |
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 Weatherill in 2018 | |
| 45th Premier of South Australia Elections: 2014, 2018 | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 19 March 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Kevin Scarce Hieu Van Le |
| Preceded by | Mike Rann |
| Succeeded by | Steven Marshall |
| Deputy | John Rau |
| Treasurer of South Australia | |
| In office 21 January 2013 – 26 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Tom Koutsantonis |
| Leader of the South Australian Labor Party | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 9 April 2018 | |
| Deputy | John Rau |
| Preceded by | Mike Rann |
| Succeeded by | Peter Malinauskas |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 25 March 2010 – 21 October 2011 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Preceded by | Jane Lomax-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Grace Portolesi |
| Minister for Environment and Conservation | |
| In office 24 July 2008 – 25 March 2010 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Preceded by | Gail Gago |
| Succeeded by | Paul Caica |
| Minister for Ageing, Disability and Housing | |
| In office 5 March 2004 – 24 July 2008 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Minister for Administrative Services | |
| In office 6 March 2002 – 5 March 2004 | |
| Premier | Mike Rann |
| Preceded by | Diana Laidlaw |
| Succeeded by | Trish White |
| Member for Cheltenham | |
| In office 9 February 2002 – 17 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Murray De Laine |
| Succeeded by | Joe Szakacs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jay Wilson Weatherill 3 April 1964 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Spouse | Melissa Bailey |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jay Wilson Weatherill AO (born 3 April 1964)[1] is a former Australian politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired.[2]
Labor was in government from 2002, with Weatherill leading the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. During 2013 it became the longest-serving state Labor government in South Australian history, and in addition went on to win a fourth four-year term at the 2014 election. The 16-year state Labor government lost power at the 2018 election. On 18 March, the day after the election, Weatherill announced his decision to step down as Labor leader, but intended to remain in Parliament on the back-bench. Peter Malinauskas succeeded Weatherill as Labor leader on 9 April. Weatherill announced his intention to retire from Parliament on 6 December 2018.[3]
- ^ McGuire, Michael (8 April 2013). "Forty-nine things the Premier could put on his birthday wish-list". AdelaideNow. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Hon Jay Weatherill". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ MacLennan, Leah; Harmsen, Nicholas (6 December 2018). "Former SA premier Jay Weatherill announces retirement from politics". ABC News. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.