11 Facts About Jack Snelling

John James "Jack" Snelling was born on 8 November 1972 and is a former Australian politician.

Jack Snelling was the Labor member for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Playford from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018.

Jack Snelling was a supporter of the work of Christopher Pearson.

Jack Snelling was Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Rann Labor government from 2006 to 2010.

Jack Snelling served as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees.

Once the ALP had retained power at the 2014 election, Jack Snelling was appointed as the Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Health Industries in the Weatherill Labor cabinet.

Jack Snelling resigned from Cabinet on 17 September 2017, and announced that he would not be contesting the 2018 election, for which he had been preselected to the seat of Florey.

Jack Snelling served as Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly until 2017.

On 28 July 2021, alongside former minister Tom Kenyon, Jack Snelling founded the Family First Party, saying that "we are very concerned about religious freedom and attempts to restrict that freedom".

Jack Snelling is married to Lucia, and has six children.

Jack Snelling met his wife through the Young Labor movement.