Patrick Conlon (politician)

For other people named Patrick Conlon, see Patrick Conlon (disambiguation).

Patrick Frederick "Pat" Conlon
Pat Conlon (left) and Mike Rann opening the extension of the Glenelg tram line in October 2007.
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Electoral district of Elder
In office
11 October 1997 – 15 March 2014
Preceded byDavid Wade
Succeeded byAnnabel Digance
Minister for Government Enterprises
In office
6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003
PremierMike Rann
Minister for Police
In office
6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003
Minister for Emergency Services
In office
6 March 2002 – 13 May 2003
Minister for Energy
In office
6 March 2002 – 8 February 2011
PremierMike Rann
Member of Executive Council
In office
6 March 2002 – 21 January 2013
PremierMike Rann, Jay Weatherill
Minister for Infrastructure
In office
13 May 2003 – 21 October 2011
Minister for Transport
In office
23 March 2005 – 21 October 2011
Minister for Industrial Relations
In office
21 April 2011 – 23 June 2011
Minister for State / Local Government Relations
In office
21 April 2011 – 23 June 2011
Minister for Housing and Urban Development
In office
21 October 2011 – 21 January 2013
PremierJay Weatherill
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
In office
21 October 2011 – 21 January 2013
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseTania
Children2 daughters
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
ProfessionBarrister and Solicitor[1]
CommitteesEconomic and Finance Committee, Select Committee on the Emergency Services Levy, House of Assembly v Minister for Recreation, Sport & Racing - Misleading, Member for Davenport v Minister for Environment and Conservation - Misleading, Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill, Environment, Resources and Development Committee[1]

Patrick Frederick "Pat" Conlon (born 1959) is a former South Australian politician who represented the Electoral district of Elder in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. He was Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, and Minister for Energy, as well as the Leader of Government Business in the Lower House. Until early 2005, Conlon was also Emergency Services Minister and took part in the government's response to the Eyre Peninsula bushfire (also known as Black Tuesday) in January 2005. Conlon was the most senior Labor Left figure in the Labor cabinet until April 2010 when he became unaligned.[2]

He was formerly an organiser for the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference parliament was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Kelton, Greg (9 April 2010). "Patrick Conlon rejects Left's change of direction". The Advertiser.
  3. ^ Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.