Stephen Patterson

Stephen Patterson
Minister for Trade and Investment
In office
29 July 2020 – 21 March 2022
PremierSteven Marshall
Preceded byDavid Ridgway
Succeeded byNick Champion
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Morphett
Assumed office
17 March 2018
Preceded byDuncan McFetridge
Mayor of the City of Holdfast Bay
In office
November 2014 (2014-11) – March 2018 (2018-03)
Preceded byKen Rollond
Succeeded byAmanda Wilson
Personal details
Born
Stephen Patterson

(1971-01-04) 4 January 1971 (age 53)
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia (SA)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationElectrical engineer, small business owner, SANFL/AFL footballer
Websitestephenpatterson.com.au

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Norwood (SANFL)
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995–2000 Collingwood 96 (88)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stephen John Rayden Patterson (born 4 January 1971) is an Australian politician, and a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL), and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

He has been a Liberal member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2018 state election, representing the Electoral district of Morphett. Patterson has served as the Minister for Trade and Investment in the Second Marshall Ministry between July 2020 and March 2022.[1] He currently serves as the Shadow Minister for Energy and Net Zero, Shadow Minister for Mining and Shadow Minister for Defence and Space Industries in the First Speirs Shadow Ministry.[2]

  1. ^ Wills, Daniel (29 July 2020). "Premier Steven Marshall reveals three new faces in ministry, as Stephen Patterson, Vincent Tarzia and David Basham are sworn in". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "First-term MPs elevated to Libs' 'youthful' frontbench". InDaily. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.