Weatherill ministry explained

The Weatherill ministry was the 72nd ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Jay Weatherill of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. It commenced on 21 October 2011, when Weatherill succeeded Mike Rann as Premier and Labor leader.^{[1] [2]}

First formation

Office	Minister
Premier of South Australia Minister for State Development	Jay Weatherill MHA
Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Planning Minister for Business Services and Consumers	John Rau MHA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Regional Development Minister for Tourism Minister for the Status of Women	Gail Gago MLC
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Patrick Conlon MHA
Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Workers Rehabilitation Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs	Jack Snelling MHA
Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts	John Hill MHA
Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Jennifer Rankine MHA
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation	Paul Caica MHA
Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business	Tom Koutsantonis MHA
Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Sector	Michael O'Brien MHA
Minister for Education and Child Development	Grace Portolesi MHA
Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Recreation and Sport	Tom Kenyon MHA
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for State/Local Government Relations	Russell Wortley MLC
Minister for Transport Services	Chloë Fox MHA
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Disabilities Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers	Ian Hunter MLC

Second formation

Weatherill made a major reshuffle of the ministry on 21 January 2013, following the resignations of a number of ministers.^{[3] [4]}

Office	Minister
Premier of South Australia Treasurer of South Australia Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts	Jay Weatherill MHA
Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Business Services and Consumers	John Rau MHA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Regional Development Minister for the Status of Women Minister for State/Local Government Relations	Gail Gago MLC
Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs	Jack Snelling MHA
Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Jennifer Rankine MHA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Tom Koutsantonis MHA
Minister for Finance Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety	Michael O'Brien MHA
Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy	Grace Portolesi MHA
Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade Minister for Small Business	Tom Kenyon MHA
Minister for Transport Services Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts	Chloë Fox MHA
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation	Ian Hunter MLC
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Disabilities Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers	Tony Piccolo MHA
Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport	Leon Bignell MHA

Third formation

Weatherill reshuffled cabinet on 26 March 2014, following the government's re-election as a minority government at the 2014 state election.^{[5] [6]} Independent Geoff Brock was appointed to the cabinet in exchange for his support on confidence and supply.

It was followed by two minor changes: the appointment of former Liberal leader turned independent Martin Hamilton-Smith on 27 May 2014, and the resignation of Jennifer Rankine and her replacement by Kyam Maher on 3 February 2015.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party	Minister	Portfolio
	Labor	Hon. Jay Weatherill, MHA	Premier of South Australia
	Labor	Hon. John Rau, MHA	Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform (from 3 February 2015)
	Labor	Hon. Gail Gago, MLC	Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Business Services and Consumers
	Labor	Hon. Jack Snelling, MHA	Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts Minister for Defence Industries (until 27 May 2014) Minister for Health Industries
	Labor	Hon. Jennifer Rankine, MHA	Minister for Education and Child Development (until 3 February 2015)
	Labor	Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, MHA	Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Automotive Transformation (until 27 May 2014) Minister for Small Business
	Labor	Hon. Ian Hunter, MLC	Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation (until 3 February 2015) Minister for Climate Change (from 3 February 2015) Minister for Water and the River Murray
	Labor	Hon. Tony Piccolo, MHA	Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety
	Labor	Hon. Leon Bignell, MHA	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing
	Independent	Hon. Geoff Brock, MHA	Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government
	Labor	Hon. Zoe Bettison, MHA	Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Ageing Minister for Youth Minister for Veterans' Affairs (until 27 May 2014) Minister for Volunteers
	Labor	Hon. Susan Close, MHA	Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade (until 27 May 2014) Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation (from 27 May 2014 to 3 February 2015) Minister for Automotive Transformation (from 27 May 2014 to 3 February 2015) Minister for Education and Child Development (from 3 February 2015)
	Labor	Hon. Stephen Mullighan, MHA	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development
	Independent Liberal	Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith, MHA	Minister for Investment and Trade (from 23 May 2014) Minister for Defence Industries (from 23 May 2014) Minister for Veterans’ Affairs (from 23 May 2014)
	Labor	Hon. Kyam Maher, MLC	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation (from 3 February 2015) Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation (from 3 February 2015) Minister for Automotive Transformation (from 3 February 2015)

^Non-Labor MHAs Hamilton-Smith and Brock joined the Labor minority government cabinet following the 2014 election. Though later that year when it became a majority government following the 2014 Fisher by-election, Hamilton-Smith and Brock were kept in cabinet.

Fourth formation

Tony Piccolo announced his resignation from cabinet on 12 January 2016, citing cabinet renewal, ahead of an imminent cabinet reshuffle.^[11] Gail Gago announced her resignation from cabinet three days later, also citing cabinet renewal.^{[12] [13]}

Peter Malinauskas and Leesa Vlahos were announced as the new cabinet members on 18 January. Swearing in and portfolio allocations occurred on 19 February.^{[14] [15]}

Party	Minister	Portfolio
	Labor	Hon. Jay Weatherill, MHA	Premier of South Australia
	Labor	Hon. John Rau, MHA	Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Consumer and Business Services Minister for the City of Adelaide
	Labor	Hon. Kyam Maher, MLC	Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council Minister for Employment Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for Science and Information Economy
	Labor	Hon. Jack Snelling, MHA	Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Minister for Health Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries
	Labor	Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, MHA	Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
	Labor	Hon. Ian Hunter, MLC	Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Climate Change
	Labor	Hon. Leon Bignell, MHA	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing
	Independent Liberal	Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith, MHA	Minister for Investment and Trade Minister for Small Business Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
	Independent	Hon. Geoff Brock, MHA	Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government
	Labor	Hon. Zoe Bettison, MHA	Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers
	Labor	Hon. Susan Close, MHA	Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills
	Labor	Hon. Stephen Mullighan, MHA	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development
	Labor	Hon. Leesa Vlahos, MHA	Minister for Disabilities Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
	Labor	Hon. Peter Malinauskas, MLC	Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety

Fifth formation

Jack Snelling announced his resignation as Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts & Minister for Health Industries on 17 September 2017, citing his desire to spend more time with family after 20 years in public life. He also announced that he would not be seeking election for the seat of Florey in 2018, after an ugly pre-selection fight with sitting member Frances Bedford.^[16] Leesa Vlahos announced her resignation as Minister for Mental Health one day later, citing her own health issues.^[17] Both ministers had been under intense scrutiny for their handling of their respective portfolios, with the Transforming Health program widely criticized, and the state's mental health facilities plagued with problems.^[18]

Chris Picton and Katrine Hildyard were announced as the new cabinet members on 18 September. Peter Malinauskas moved from his former portfolios of Police and Emergency Services, into a "super-health' portfolio as Minister for Health, and Minister for Mental Health.^[19]

Weatherill announced in 2018 a state Royal Commission into the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to investigate claims of "water theft" by upstream states after the Federal Government would not hold an inquiry, but (2019) the Commission has not reported, and an extension was refused by the new Marshall Ministry.

Party	Minister	Portfolio
	Labor	Hon. Jay Weatherill, MHA	Premier of South Australia Minister for the Arts
	Labor	Hon. John Rau, MHA	Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Consumer and Business Services Minister for the City of Adelaide
	Labor	Hon. Kyam Maher, MLC	Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council Minister for Employment Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for Science and Information Economy
	Labor	Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, MHA	Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
	Labor	Hon. Ian Hunter, MLC	Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Climate Change
	Labor	Hon. Leon Bignell, MHA	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing
	Independent Liberal	Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith, MHA	Minister for Investment and Trade Minister for Small Business Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Minister for Health Industries
	Independent	Hon. Geoff Brock, MHA	Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government
	Labor	Hon. Zoe Bettison, MHA	Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers
	Labor	Hon. Susan Close, MHA	Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills
	Labor	Hon. Stephen Mullighan, MHA	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development
	Labor	Hon. Peter Malinauskas, MLC	Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health
	Labor	Hon. Katrine Hildyard, MHA	Minister for Disabilities
	Labor	Hon. Chris Picton, MHA	Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety

See also

• Cabinet of South Australia

Notes

Geoff Brock and Martin Hamilton-Smith continued to sit as independent MHAs while serving in a Labor ministry.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry - Order of Precedence - As at 21 October 2011 . Parliament of South Australia . 21 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111129010934/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/Ministers.aspx . 29 November 2011 .
2. Web site: Friday 21 October 2011 . The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 September 2015.
3. Web site: Ministry - Order of Precedence - As at 21 January 2013 . Parliament of South Australia . 21 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130615061354/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/Ministers.aspx . 15 June 2013 .
4. Web site: Monday 21 January 2013 . The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 September 2015.
5. Web site: Ministry - Order of Precedence - As at 26 March 2014 . Parliament of South Australia . 21 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513044204/https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/Ministers.aspx . 13 May 2014 .
6. Web site: Wednesday 26 March 2014. The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 September 2015.
7. Web site: Ministry - Order of Precedence - As at 27 May 2014 . Parliament of South Australia . 21 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206101330/https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/Members/Ministers/Pages/Ministers.aspx . 6 December 2014 .
8. Web site: Tuesday 27 May 2014. The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 September 2015.
9. Web site: Ministry - Order of Precedence - As at 3 February 2015 . Parliament of South Australia . 21 September 2015.
10. Web site: Tuesday 3 February 2015. The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 September 2015.
11. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/sa-police-minister-tony-piccolo-resigns-from-cabinet/7083472 Tony Piccolo resigns as South Australian Police Minister ahead of Cabinet reshuffle: ABC 12 January 2016
12. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-15/gail-gago-resigns-from-sa-cabinet-jay-weatherill/7090126 Gail Gago resigns as South Australian employment minister: ABC 15 December 2016
13. http://indaily.com.au/news/local/2016/01/15/weatherills-reshuffle-right-to-claim-both-vacancies/ Right to claim both vacancies: InDaily 15 December 2016
14. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-18/peter-malinauskas-leesa-vlahos-confirmed-new-sa-ministers/7096336 Peter Malinauskas, Leesa Vlahos confirmed as new members of SA Labor ministry: ABC 18 January 2016
15. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/reshuffle-peter-malinauskas-and-leesa-vlahos-join-jay-weatherills-cabinet/news-story/65ebd68df6c3acde8414c0af5ac01fed Reshuffle, Peter Malinauskas and Leesa Vlahos join Jay Weatherill’s Cabinet: The Advertiser 18 January 2016
16. News: SA Health Minister Jack Snelling resigns from Cabinet. ABC News. 17 September 2017.
17. News: Assistant ministers elevated after MPS resign from SA Cabinet. ABC News. 17 September 2017.
18. News: Oakden scandal could lead to ICAC investigation against SA Minister. ABC News. 8 May 2017.
19. News: Malinauskas the big winner in SA Cabinet reshuffle. ABC News. 18 September 2017.