He took the helm when the Liberal Party won government in 2018, and Jay Weatherill resigned. Peter and his wife Annabel have two daughters Sophie and Eliza, and a son Jack. Years of expectation now weigh heavily on Peter Malinauskas. Peter Malinauskas is the 47th Premier of South Australia. A firm believer in the importance of family and community, Peter has spent much of his professional life working with employees and employers in the retail industry to find a balance that benefits all South Australian families and workers. There were hiccups along the way, including a sexist gibe from the Labor leader himself about a pack of Young Liberal joggers being "girls". [8], Asked about progressive political issues in 2011 such as same sex marriage, stem-cell research, euthanasia and abortion, Malinauskas said his personal views would be "considered socially conservative" and went on to state "I didn't get involved in the Australian labour movement because of any of these issues. 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Peter Malinauskas is quite an active person on social media. He is very on Instagram as well as Twitter. If you have good policies and lead good initiatives then you can achieve an outcome and make a difference in someones life and that is very rewarding. Peter and his wife Annabel have two daughters Sophie and Eliza, and a son Jack. "I have known him for a long, long time and I remember when Don Farrell first introduced me to Peter, everyone knew that this was a special young man, and he hasn't let anyone down," he said. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Peter Malinauskas is the 47th Premier of South Australia. When you are in a position The Member for Stuart had previously served under Jay Weatherill's Labor Government between 2014 and 2018 before becoming an independent MP. Please be aware this website may contain words and images that First Nations people find sensitive, including names and images of people who have died. I find the whole Greek culture probably one of the most enjoyable to be around therefore I am always happy to be invited and attend festivals and events that celebrate Hellenism. [1] He was a member of the student representative council and was school captain in year 12. Malinauskas was sworn in as the states 47th premier on Monday and beamed proudly three days later, as 15 ministers were officially signed in by SA Governor Frances Adamson, formerly one of Australias top diplomats in Canberra. The Government of South Australia website is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. Copyright2022, Show submenu for "Consumer & Business Advice", Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. Police alleged that the couple had threatened to make accusations against Malinauskas if he did not orchestrate Digance's return to politics by preselection for a safe seat or appointment to the Legislative Council or the Senate. She married a Lithuanian refugee, Peter Malinauskas Sr., and the couple moved to Adelaide, where they later opened a fish and chip store. He left NSW and promised The succession plan developed many years before had been fulfilled. All rights reserved. [17] Malinauskas confirmed he would be nominating for preselection. Upon meeting 41-year-old leader of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition Peter Bryden Malinauskas, one realises that the father of three is a man passionate about politics and social justice, with a clear vision about the future, fresh ideas and enthusiasm. Malinauskas, who was school captain at Catholic private school Mercedes College, is a believer in the power of constant improvement. Peter Bryden Malinauskas (born 14 August 1980) is an Australian politician, serving as leader of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition following the 2018 state election. During his time at Woolworths, young Peter obtained aBachelor of Commerce at the University of Adelaide and became an influential union official who served from 2008 to 2015 as Secretary of the South Australian/Northern Territory branch of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). [7] Malinauskas was elected in July 2015 to Labor's National Executive at the party's National Conference. One of those in his inner circle is Don Farrell, a federal Labor senator known as the Godfather for his influence in SA Labor politics and beyond. But he points out that in 2021 he played eight or nine games on various suburban ovals while opposition leader. Two more female MPs have also become assistant ministers, one of them being Rhiannon Pearce who was among six new Labor women elected after Saturday's election. Boyfriend, Aged 19, Obituary and Family. On Thursday, Malinauskas flew to Mount Gambier, in the states south-east, to reaffirm spending $100 million in the region with an upgrade of the local hospital and hiring more ambulance paramedics. He said his wife and three children had returned negative results. Prior to entering the Legislative Council, Peter was the State Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. After successfully switching from federal to state politics, Nick Champion has been given the Trade and Investment portfolio. [32], In May 2022, the Malinauskas government ended South Australia's state of emergency for COVID-19, after 793 consecutive days. He is also the Member of Parliament for Croydon and the leader of the Australian Labor Party in South Australia. [29] He had recovered and was back in the community on 13 January 2022. That aside, the Marshall Liberal Government's campaign did notkeep up. This is a momentous occasion for our State. Its two or three hours a week, where you literally dont think about anything else. "I am a consensus-building leader and I don't see any problem with having a government that has got representation from outside of the Labor Party," he said. He says he grew up in an environment where his parents were never political. It is exhilarating. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. During his time at Woolworths, Malinauskas obtained a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Adelaide. The Digances'lawyers had previously sought to get the case thrown out,arguing there was no case to answer. The baton was handed to Jay Weatherill, who managed to extend Labors rule until 2018. [5] He formed an early and enduring political relationship with Don Farrell through Woolworths workers' unionism. 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Malinauskas, who has even been compared to an Australian version of a young John F Kennedy because of his charisma, is intent on getting on quickly with an ambitious policy agenda, much of it centred on $1.15 billion in health spending. Mr. Malinauskas won the ultra-safe Lower House seat of Croydon in the next state election, paving the way for his eventual leadership. Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University, Adjunct Associate Professor, Politics, Policy and Global Affairs, Flinders University. [18], Malinauskas served in the Cabinet of South Australia in the Weatherill Ministry between January 2016 and March 2018, holding, at various times, ministerial portfolios with responsibility for police (20162017), correctional services (20162017), emergency services (20162017), road safety (20162017), health (20172018), and mental health and substance abuse (20172018). A former Labor MP and her husband accused of blackmailing South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas have had the charges against them withdrawn. Likelywitnesses would haveincluded Mr Malinauskas who, according to court documents,was secretly fitted with a wire by detectives to record an interaction at the ALP state headquarters with the Digancesprior to their arrest. It would be extraordinary for a sitting premier to be tackled to the ground by a marauding opposition. My parents were never liberal or labor; they were responsible citizens, interested in the current affairs and the world, and always encouraging us, the children, to care about social justice and the community.. The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has called on the federal government to improve its investment in healthcare, saying their promises do not go far enough. The Government of South Australia website is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Peter Malinauskas previously served as the Member of the South Australian Legislative Council, Minister for Police, Emergency and Correctional Services, and Minister for Health. She was captured by the Nazis and was taken to a labour camp. "I'm just focusing on the future," he said. He finds a way to get the best out of people. In a statement released today, the couple thanked those whosupported them"over these past two horrendous years". The family resided in Colonel Light Gardens. Mr. Malinauskas, dubbed the faceless guy who tapped Mike Rann on the shoulder to notify him that he had lost the partys support to Jay Weatherill, was a key figure in SA Labors 2011 leadership change. But that time on the sidelines meant Labor had ample time to prepare despairing paramedics for press conferences, "basketball stadium" spin, and even a morning running program. Mr Brock will serve as Minister for Local Government, Regional Roads and Veterans Affairs. [26] The charges against the Digances were withdrawn in April 2023. He was later elected to the Labor Party's National Executive all this by the time he was 30. This is why I'm passionate about Australian education universal access to quality schooling gives everyone the chance to succeed". What kind of leader will he be? This is the moment the First Nations Voice to Parliament in South Australia became law. It is a problem that started, and worsened, under the most recent Labor government, as well as under Steven Marshall's watch. But it turns out that once the borders opened and the virus came in, its been a mess ever since. Peter served in the Weatherill Government as Minister for Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Labor's Peter Malinauskas speaks after SA election win. Ambitious and charismatic, his future in politics was all but confirmed when he succeeded the so-called godfather of SA Labor's right faction, Don Farrell,as secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA). Its just that governments shouldnt own any electricity-producing assets be they gas-fired power stations or coal-fired, or renewable energy, he says. But some of his big policy announcements in the lead-up to the election seem a long way from being pro-business. A former Labor MP and her husband accused of blackmailing South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas have had the charges against them withdrawn. [33], Soon after the election, Malinauskas pledged to implement a state-based Indigenous Voice to Parliament, as well as restarting treaty talks and greater investment in areas affecting Aboriginal South Australians. "It was a heck of a shock, quite frankly, I'll be honest about it," Mr Brock said about his return to a Labor cabinet. Peter Malinauskas is the grandson of Lithuanian and Hungarian refugees, who fled Europe for Australia after World War II. Malinauskas was born in South Australia to Kathryn (Kate) ne May and Peter Malinauskas on 14 August 1980. Malinauskas was born in South Australia to Kathryn (Kate) ne May and Peter Malinauskas on 14 August 1980. [1] [2] [3] Malinauskas' paternal Hungarian grandmother Eta survived World War II and escaped the post-war communist Hungarian state when she emigrated to Bathurst in New South Wales. [1] He seems to be pro Israel and anti-Palestine, which suggests to me that he supports an apartheid state otherwise why would he lobby against two Palestinians to speak at the Adelaide Writers Festival. Following the resignation of Jay Weatherill after the 2018 state election, Malinauskas was elected Labor Leader and he consequently became Leader of the Opposition. Mr Malinauskas describes himself as a business friendly Labor leader, still focused on his roots in shop trading hours and fair pay. He joined the Legislative Council at the end of 2015 through a vacancy left by disgraced former police minister Bernard Finnigan, and was quickly promoted to cabinet. After working at a Woolworths in Mitcham, the passionate player went on to study commerce at the University of Adelaide. 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I place a high value on that. Asked about his future plans and what the next day would look like for him, and South Australia should he gain voters confidence and get elected, Malinauskas says he is very confident about his policies and ready to tackle the states wide range of issues. In March 2015 Labor initiated a Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission,[9] and in 2016 launched a "Get to know nuclear" campaign to further explore the commission's findings. His political career was all but assured when he succeeded Don Farrell, the so-called godfather of SA Labors right-wing, as secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).Peter Malinauskas leads Labors revival in SA as Marshall Government routed | The New Daily https://t.co/7M9YPFvuXP David Khoury (@DavidKhoury7) March 20, 2022, Peter Malinauskas leads Labors revival in SA as Marshall Government routed | The New Daily https://t.co/7M9YPFvuXP. Peter Bryden Malinauskas is an Australian politician who is the premier-elect of South Australia after the state election on March 19, 2022. Malinauskas took over as the head of that union for the following seven years until 2015. The succession plan that had been in place for many years had come to fruition. [1] Being from a Catholic family, Malinauskas was sent to Mercedes College where he displayed leadership potential in football and cricket, as well as excelling in his studies. The couple had one son, also named Peter. I absolutely love it. "[10], Following the parliamentary resignation of Bernard Finnigan on 12 November 2015, Malinauskas filled the Legislative Council casual vacancy in a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia on 1 December. Meet Annabel West, Aged 30s, Family and Husband, Kids. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever. Related Peter married Kate in 1978 and together they had three children. Both during the election campaign and after the thumping win, he reinforced that he regards himself as pro-business and wants to work closely with the private sector to expand the overall economy so that everyone can benefit, in pursuit of a fairer society. Now that the formalities of naming cabinet have concluded, the new government will begin focusing on issues such as health, COVID-19, education and a new hydrogen plant. Peter Malinauskas (circled) captained an Adelaide University Blacks team to a premiership in 2013 in one of the lower divisions, and is a keen Australian Rules footballer. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. I believe in the fair go but I get frustrated with left-wing ideology that focuses more on imposing equality than providing for equality of opportunity. He was previously the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until he led his party into government in the 2022 state election. SA Labor spent 2020, and a large part of 2021, offering almost unconditional support to the Marshall Liberal Government, as it responded to outbreaks and navigated restrictions and lockdowns. Grant Stevens, the South Australia Police Commissioner and State Coordinator during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Australia was also diagnosed on the same day. After spending six weeks together, Peter found a job in Adelaide. But he emphasises that while he seeks outside advice, he will then act decisively. On this occasion, the polls were right, with South Australians unequivocally electing Peter Malinauskas Labor Party as their next government. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said that funding breakdown was always the intention. What kind of leader will he be? The next state election saw Mr Malinauskas moved into the ultra-safe Lower House seat of Croydon, the next step towards his eventual leadership. Mr Malinauskas' "vision" also includes "fixing the ambulance ramping crisis" or, finding a way to vastly reduce an increasingly public, complex and devastating problem for the state's health system. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said that funding breakdown was always the intention. Key points: The Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn blackmail charges against Annabel and Greg Digance The couple had been accused of threatening to make Shortly after having a baby, she lost her husband, and was therefore forced to go back to work. South Australias long history of migration since 1836 has brought together people from approximately 200 countries, speaking some 180 languages and practicing more than 90 different religions. Postal addressGPO Box 2343AdelaideSA5001. South Australian Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has vowed to change the structure of the traditional school day if he is elected Premier in March. [1], Malinauskas worked for Woolworths for seven years from 1995 at age 15, first as a trolley boy and later a checkout operator and night filler. He and I get on well, and hes been very generous to me. For more than a decade, this has been the assumption. Peter Malinauskas hails from Adelaide, South Australia and is of Hungarian and Lithuanian roots. It saw there was no appetite for political bickering in a crisis. Malinauskas, who acknowledges the huge role his wife has played behind the scenes in his rise through the ranks, says playing football has been an excellent stress release over the years as he climbed higher in politics and juggled busy family life. A politician who served as a Leader of the Opposition of South Australia. Flood-ravaged communities in NSW hit by severe thunderstorm warning. The Dreaming is still living. A better source is required Eta, Malinauskas paternal Hungarian grandmother, left the communist Hungarian regime after WWII when she emigrated to Bathurst, New South Wales. "All of those women I can guarantee at some point will be on the front bench," Ms Close said. Farrell was secretary of the SA & NT Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, the powerful retail workers union, from 1993 to 2008 before he entered politics. Thats why we will always make South Australian jobs its number one priority. When the Liberal Party won government in 2018, Jay Weatherill resigned, and he took over as Prime Minister. Peter Malinauskas formerly served in a number of ministerial positions and he is a staunch member of the Australian Labor Party. Premier of South Australia, Peter Malinauskas said residents along the River Murray have been severely impacted by the flood event and we are committed to continuing to provide support where its needed most.