John Gardner (Australian politician)

John Gardner
Deputy Leader of the South Australian
Liberal Party
Assumed office
19 April 2022
LeaderDavid Speirs
Vincent Tarzia
Preceded byDan van Holst Pellekaan
Minister for Education
In office
22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) – 21 March 2022
PremierSteven Marshall
Preceded bySusan Close (as Minister for Education and Child Development and as Minister for Higher Education and Skills)
Succeeded byBlair Boyer (as Minister for Education, Training and Skills)
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Morialta
Assumed office
20 March 2010
Preceded byLindsay Simmons
Personal details
Born (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 45)
Rose Park, South Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia (SA)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide

John Anthony William Gardner (born 9 February 1979)[1] is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 election. Gardner served as the Minister for Education in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Birth notices". The Advertiser. 14 February 1979.
  2. ^ MacLennan, Leah (22 March 2018). "SA election: Who's who in the new South Australian Liberal Government?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The South Australian Government Gazette, 22 March 2018, No. 20, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2018.