Peter Treloar

Peter Treloar
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Flinders
In office
20 March 2010 – 19 March 2022
Preceded byLiz Penfold
Succeeded bySam Telfer
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal
EducationCummins Area School
Prince Alfred College[1]
OccupationPrimary Producer[1]
AwardsNuffield Australia Scholarship (2001)[2]

Peter Andrew Treloar is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Flinders for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from the March 2010 election until 2022.[3]

Treloar held the position of Deputy Opposition Whip from soon after his election, promoted to Opposition Whip on 4 February 2016. He also held the Shadow Minister portfolios of Emergency Services, Volunteers and Veterans' Affairs from 6 November 2012 to 8 February 2013 at which time he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition instead.[1]

Treloar grew up at Cummins on Eyre Peninsula in his electorate. He studied at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. He won a Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship. The topic of his report was Investigation of value adding opportunities and the study of grain industry structures.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Peter Andrew Treloar". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ^ Parker, Cathy (3 June 2002). "Nuffield scholarship winner glad to be home". SA Country Hour Summary. ABC Rural. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of South Australia: 2010 election
  4. ^ Treloar, Peter (August 2004). Topic: Investigation of value adding opportunities and the study of grain industry structures (PDF) (Report). Nuffield Australia Farming Scholars. Retrieved 31 October 2017.