Tom Koutsantonis
Anastasious "Tom" Koutsantonis (born 23 August 1971) is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of West Torrens (2002−current) and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian House of Assembly. He formerly served as Treasurer of South Australia in the Weatherill cabinet.
Tom Koutsantonis | |
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| Treasurer of South Australia | |
| In office 26 March 2014 – 19 March 2018 | |
| Premier | Jay Weatherill |
| Preceded by | Jay Weatherill |
| Succeeded by | Rob Lucas |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for West Torrens | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2002 | |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Peake | |
| In office 11 October 1997 – 9 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Heini Becker |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anastasious Koutsantonis 23 August 1971 Woodville, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Spouse(s) | Anthea |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox |
Background
A Greek-Australian, Koutsantonis was born in Adelaide and attended Netley Primary School and Adelaide High School. As a student at the University of Adelaide he became involved in Australian Young Labor, drove taxis and went on to run a small business before becoming an industrial officer for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).[1]
Parliament
Koutsantonis was elected to the seat of Peake (now West Torrens) at the 1997 election on a margin of 4.5 points, then by 8.6 points at the 2002 election, and by 18.3 points at the 2006 election, after which Koutsantonis was elevated to the chairmanship of the economic and advisory committee.
In 2009, he was appointed to cabinet;[2] Koutsantonis has served in a range of ministerial portfolios with responsibility for finance, state development, mineral resources and energy, small business, ministerial resources and energy, and for road safety,[3] where Koutsantonis was forced to apologise for his "unacceptable" driving record which listed 58 traffic offences and over $10,000 in fines. He subsequently resigned the portfolio.[4]
References
- Mayne, Stephen (25 January 2006). "Tracking the unionists in parliament". Crikey. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- "Caica gets agriculture in SA reshuffle". ABC News. Australia. 3 March 2009.
- Cabinet of South Australia: Premier.sa.gov.au Archived 21 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- "Road Safety Minister quits over traffic offences". ABC News. Australia. 20 April 2009.
External links
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by Tom Kenyon |
| Preceded by Patrick Conlon |
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Stephen Mullighan |
| Minister for Urban Development and Planning 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by John Rau | |
| New title | Minister for Automotive Transformation 2014 |
Succeeded by Susan Close |
| Preceded by Jay Weatherill |
Treasurer of South Australia 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by Rob Lucas |
| Minister for Finance 2014–2018 | ||
| Minister for State Development 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by David Pisoni as Minister for Industry and Skills | |
| Preceded by Tom Kenyon |
Minister for Small Business 2014–2018 | |
| Preceded by Paul Holloway |
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy 2011–2018 |
Succeeded by Dan van Holst Pellekaan as Minister for Energy and Mining |
| South Australian House of Assembly | ||
| Preceded by Heini Becker |
Member for Peake 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by Seat abolished |
| Preceded by Seat recreated |
Member for West Torrens 2002–present |
Incumbent |