15 Facts About Kris Hanna

Kris Hanna was born on 1962 and is the Mayor of Marion in South Australia.

Kris Hanna was the member for Mitchell in the House of Assembly from 1997 until 2010.

Originally elected as a member of the Labor Party, Hanna joined the SA Greens in 2003 before becoming an independent member in 2006.

Kris Hanna served as a Councillor for the City of Marion from 1995 to 1997.

Kris Hanna returned to practicing law in 2010 and, in 2014 was elected unopposed as Mayor of the City of Marion.

Kris Hanna has served on the Board of Victim Support Service, and is Patron of numerous local sporting clubs.

Kris Hanna was a long-serving member of the Seaview High School Governing Council and had been President of Friends of Glenthorne.

Kris Hanna resigned from the Greens on 8 February 2006, ran in the 2006 election as an independent and won.

Kris Hanna sought to have his 2010 election loss overturned by the Supreme Court of South Australia, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, saying he fell victim to "misleading and defamatory" leaflets and posters distributed by the Labor Party.

Kris Hanna unsuccessfully re-contested the seat of Mitchell at the 2014 election.

Some local issues Kris Hanna campaigned on were: upgrading the Oaklands rail crossing and making Glenthorne a forested recreational park - both aspirations which have since been realised.

Kris Hanna was re-elected as Mayor of Marion in November 2018 for a further 4-year term.

Kris Hanna received 9094 primary votes out of 15907 votes cast.

Kris Hanna was re-elected Mayor of Marion in November 2022 for a further 4-year term.

Kris Hanna received 11,988 first preference votes out of 19,219 formal ballot papers counted.