1. Steven Spence Marshall was born on 21 January 1968 and is a former Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of South Australia between 2018 and 2022.
32 Facts About Steven Marshall
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Steven Marshall was a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the South Australian House of Assembly from 2010 until 2024, representing the electorate of Dunstan.
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Steven Marshall had previously been the party's deputy leader from October 2012 to February 2013.
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Steven Marshall's government was defeated at the 2022 state election, and Marshall's premiership ended on 21 March.
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Steven Marshall was born in Woodville South, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
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Steven Marshall attended Ethelton Primary School and Immanuel College, before studying business at the South Australian Institute of Technology.
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Steven Marshall completed an MBA at Durham University in the United Kingdom.
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In 1997, his father retired from running the family business, Marshall Furniture, and Steven Marshall took on the role of managing director.
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Steven Marshall continued running the firm until 2001, when mounting pressure from imports forced the family to sell the business to Steinhoff International.
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Steven Marshall served on the South Australian Manufacturing Industry Advisory Board prior to entering politics in 2010.
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Steven Marshall entered South Australian Parliament at the 2010 state election, winning the seat of Norwood as a candidate for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia.
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Steven Marshall said in August 2012 that he would be willing to sign a pledge that he would not challenge Redmond for the Liberal Party leadership or Mitch Williams for the deputy leadership.
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On 19 October 2012, Martin Hamilton-Smith and Steven Marshall declared a leadership spill against Redmond and Williams.
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Steven Marshall was denied his preferred treasury portfolio by Redmond, but instead was given the health and economic development portfolios, while retaining his roles in industry and trade, defence, small business and science.
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On 31 January 2013 after Redmond resigned as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the SA Liberals, it was speculated that Steven Marshall would succeed her.
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At the ballot on 4 February 2013, Steven Marshall was elected unopposed.
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Steven Marshall faced Labor leader Jay Weatherill, who had replaced Mike Rann in 2011.
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The day before the election, Steven Marshall made a political gaffe, saying by mistake "If people in South Australia want change, they want a better future, they want to grow our economy then they need to vote Labor tomorrow".
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At the election, Steven Marshall again faced Weatherill and Labor which were seeking a record fifth term in office and the "wild card" centrist party, SA-Best, led by former Senator Nick Xenophon, who was seeking the balance of power in the Assembly.
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Four hours after the close of polls on election day, at approximately 10pm ACDST, Weatherill telephoned Steven Marshall and conceded defeat.
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Steven Marshall was introduced to the election day function by former Liberal Premier John Olsen and claimed victory.
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Two days after the election, with the result beyond doubt even though counting was still under way, Steven Marshall had himself, deputy leader Vickie Chapman, and Father of the South Australian Parliament Rob Lucas sworn in as an interim three-person government by the Governor of South Australia, Hieu Van Le.
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Steven Marshall became Premier, Chapman Deputy Premier and Attorney-General, and Lucas Treasurer.
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Steven Marshall led his government into the 2022 state election, becoming only the second Liberal Premier since the end of the Playmander to serve a full term and take the party into the next election.
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Steven Marshall himself was nearly defeated in his own seat of Dunstan, suffering a swing of almost seven percent.
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The day after the election Steven Marshall announced his resignation as party leader, which took effect on 19 April 2022 when the party room elected former Environment Minister David Speirs his successor on 19 April 2022.
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Steven Marshall was succeeded in the 2024 Dunstan state by-election by Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon.
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Steven Marshall was a board member for Reconciliation SA for some years and has been a White Ribbon ambassador.
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Steven Marshall is the founding chairman of Compost for Soils, a program started in South Australia that has subsequently been implemented nationally.
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In November 2023, Steven Marshall took up a position with the US nonprofit contractor Mitre Corporation.
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Steven Marshall has lived in the Dunstan electorate for his entire adult life.
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Steven Marshall is a supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club.