23 Facts About Peter Malinauskas

Peter Malinauskas has been the leader of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party and a member of the House of Assembly for the division of Croydon since 2018.

Peter Malinauskas was previously the Leader of the Opposition from 2018 until his victory at the 2022 state election.

Peter Malinauskas was previously a member of the South Australian Legislative Council between 2015 and 2018.

Peter Malinauskas was a member of the student representative council and was school captain in year 12.

Mercedes College principal Peter Daw recalled Malinauskas as being "a future leader".

Peter 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.

Peter Malinauskas formed an early and enduring political relationship with Don Farrell through Woolworths workers' unionism.

Peter Malinauskas was elected in July 2015 to Labor's National Executive at the party's National Conference.

Peter Malinauskas stated "I believe climate change is a real challenge we need to face up to, and nuclear energy can be a safe source of baseload power, with zero carbon emissions" and "we should have a mature debate based on science and economics to determine if a nuclear industry is viable in South Australia".

In October 2016 at the South Australian Labor party conference, Peter Malinauskas spoke of the protesters who had gathered outside in opposition to the establishment of new nuclear waste storage facilities.

Peter 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, correctional services, emergency services, road safety, health, and mental health and substance abuse.

Peter Malinauskas won the seat of Croydon at the 2018 election.

Peter Malinauskas consequently became Leader of the Opposition, with former Education Minister Susan Close as his deputy.

In March 2022, Peter Malinauskas led the party to victory at the state election, party after making healthcare a theme during the election.

Peter Malinauskas was sworn in as premier of South Australia on 21 March 2022.

Also in April 2024, Peter Malinauskas intervened to launch a review panel to examine a plan to restructure the South Australian Museum, which had included cutting out 27 research positions.

Peter Malinauskas said that both the previous government and his government had made cuts to the museum's budget.

The Peter Malinauskas government introduced a range of initiatives, including educational reforms.

On 8 September 2024, the Peter Malinauskas government proposed a new law, in the Children Bill 2024, to ban children under 14 from accessing social media, and to require parental consent for children aged 14 and 15.

Shortly afterwards, Peter Malinauskas supported the federal Labor government's age verification system for social media use.

Peter Malinauskas is married to Annabel West, a partner at a legal firm in Adelaide.

Peter Malinauskas later joked that he was "grateful" to be included on the list.

The Peter Malinauskas government banned state government investment in Russian assets, as well as sending non-lethal aid to Ukraine and welcoming Ukrainian refugees.