Joe Szakacs

Joe Szakacs
Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
Assumed office
24 March 2022
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byVincent Tarzia
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Cheltenham
Assumed office
9 February 2019
Preceded byJay Weatherill
Personal details
Born (1982-07-03) 3 July 1982 (age 42)
Woodville South, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
Alma materFlinders University
OccupationTrade union secretary
ProfessionLawyer

Joseph Karl Szakacs (/ˈsɒkɑː/ "SOCK-arch";[1] born 3 July 1982)[2] is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He is a Labor Party member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Cheltenham since the 2019 Cheltenham by-election.

Szakacs has served as the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022.

  1. ^ Szakacs, Joe (13 February 2022). "A few years back, I made a fun little video helper for the most common question I get: how do you pronounce Szakacs!? How have you been fairing? 😝". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Birth notices". The Advertiser. 3 July 1982.