Susan Close

Susan Close
Deputy Premier of South Australia
Assumed office
21 March 2022
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byDan van Holst Pellekaan
Deputy Leader of the South Australian
Labor Party
Assumed office
9 April 2018
LeaderPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byJohn Rau
Minister for Climate, Environment and Water
Assumed office
21 March 2022
Preceded byDavid Speirs (as Minister for Environment and Water)
Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Assumed office
24 March 2022
Preceded byDavid Pisoni (as Minister for Innovation and Skills)
Minister for Defence and Space Industries
Assumed office
24 March 2022
Preceded byNew ministerial title
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
of South Australia
In office
9 April 2018 – 21 March 2022
LeaderPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byVickie Chapman
Succeeded byJohn Gardner
Minister for Education
and Child Development
In office
3 February 2015 – 17 March 2018
Preceded byJennifer Rankine
Succeeded bySteven Marshall (Acting)
John Gardner (Education)
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Port Adelaide
Assumed office
11 February 2012
Preceded byKevin Foley
Personal details
Born (1967-11-12) 12 November 1967 (age 57)
Glenelg, South Australia, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
SpouseDeclan
Children2
ResidenceSemaphore
Alma materFlinders University

Susan Elizabeth Close is an Australian politician, who is currently the deputy premier of South Australia since March 2022. She also holds the ministerial portfolios of Minister for Climate, Environment and Water (thus overseeing the Department for Environment and Water); Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; and Minister for Defence and Space Industries.

Close is a member of the Australian Labor Party, serving as the deputy leader following the 2018 State election. She was first elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide at the 2012 by-election, and held Cabinet portfolios in the Weatherill Ministry from 2014 to 2018.