Jack Snelling

The Honourable
Jack Snelling
MHA
Minister for Health and Ageing
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 January 2013
Premier Jay Weatherill
Preceded by John Hill
Treasurer of South Australia
In office
8 February 2011 – 21 January 2013
Premier Mike Rann
Jay Weatherill
Preceded by Kevin Foley
Succeeded by Jay Weatherill
32nd Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
In office
27 April 2006 – 25 March 2010
Preceded by Bob Such
Succeeded by Lyn Breuer
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Playford
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 October 1997
Preceded by John Quirke
Personal details
Born John James Snelling
8 November 1972
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party

John James "Jack" Snelling (born 8 November 1972) is an Australian politician who has been the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Playford in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 1997 election.

Prior to his election into politics, Snelling was an electoral officer, and a staffer in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association.[1] Entering parliament in 1997 at the age of 24, he was the youngest member of the House of Assembly at the time, and has since held positions of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees.

Following the 2010 election, Snelling was appointed as the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Science, Information Economy, Veterans Affairs and Road Safety.[2]

Following the resignation of Kevin Foley from the positions of Treasurer and Deputy Premier, Snelling was sworn in as the Treasurer of South Australia on 8 February 2011.[3]

Following the 2014 election, Snelling was appointed as the Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Health Industries.

Snelling is an admirer of the work of the late Christopher Pearson,[4] and has written an introduction for a selection of Pearson's works (edited by Nick Cater and Helen Baxendale, with another introduction by Tony Abbott) to be published under the title A Better Class of Sunset.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Brett Williamson (25 March 2010). "Rann's reign continues as Labor Government sworn in". ABC News Online (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Michael Owen (19 January 2010). "South Australia's Right faction to seal deputy role for Rau". The Australian. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.spectator.co.uk/australia/australia-features/8935301/a-gift-for-friendship-2/
  5. ↑ http://www.connorcourt.com/catalog1/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=298

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Political offices
Preceded by
Kevin Foley		 Treasurer of South Australia
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Jay Weatherill
Preceded by
John Hill		 Minister for Health and Ageing
2013–present 		Incumbent
Parliament of South Australia
New district Member for Playford
1997–present 		Incumbent