Peter Malinauskas

Peter Malinauskas
Malinauskas in 2018
47th Premier of South Australia
Elections: 2022
Assumed office
21 March 2022
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
GovernorFrances Adamson
DeputySusan Close
Preceded bySteven Marshall
Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
Assumed office
9 April 2018
DeputySusan Close
Preceded byJay Weatherill
Leader of the Opposition in South Australia
In office
9 April 2018 – 21 March 2022
PremierSteven Marshall
DeputySusan Close
Preceded bySteven Marshall
Succeeded byDavid Speirs
Minister for Health
In office
18 September 2017 – 18 March 2018
PremierJay Weatherill
Preceded byJack Snelling
Succeeded byStephen Wade
Minister for Police, Emergency and Correctional Services
In office
19 January 2016 – 18 September 2017
PremierJay Weatherill
Preceded byTony Piccolo
Succeeded byChris Picton
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Croydon
Assumed office
17 March 2018
Preceded byMichael Atkinson
Member of the
South Australian Legislative Council
In office
1 December 2015 – 17 March 2018
Preceded byBernard Finnigan
Personal details
Born
Peter Bryden Malinauskas

(1980-08-14) 14 August 1980 (age 44)
Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
SpouseAnnabel West[1]
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide (BCom)
Websitepremier.sa.gov.au

Peter Bryden Malinauskas[a] (born 14 August 1980) is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of South Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for the division of Croydon since 2018. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his victory at the 2022 state election.

Malinauskas has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since 2018, representing the electorate of Croydon. He was previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council between 2015 and 2018.

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