The Honourable
John Gardner
MP
Deputy Leader of the South Australian
Liberal Party
Assumed office
19 April 2022
LeaderDavid Speirs
Preceded byDan van Holst Pellekaan
Minister for Education
In office
22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) – 21 March 2022
PremierSteven Marshall
Preceded bySusan Close (as Minister for Education and Child Development and as Minister for Higher Education and Skills)
Succeeded byBlair Boyer (as Minister for Education, Training and Skills)
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly
for Morialta
Assumed office
20 March 2010
Preceded byLindsay Simmons
Personal details
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia (SA)
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide

John Anthony William Gardner is an Australian politician representing the seat of Morialta in the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 election. Gardner served as the Minister for Education in the Marshall Ministry between March 2018 and March 2022.[1][2]

Political career

The new seat of Morialta to replace Coles was won by Liberal incumbent Joan Hall on a two-party vote of 54.1 percent at the 2002 election. Labor's Lindsay Simmons defeated Hall at the 2006 election with 57.9 percent of the two-party vote, an 11.2-point post-redistribution swing. Gardner defeated Simmons at the 2010 election, receiving 54.1 percent of the two-party vote, an 11.1-point post-redistribution swing.[3] He increased his two-party vote to 60 percent at the 2014 election.

Gardner had previously been a senior staffer for Christopher Pyne, Liberal MP for the federal seat of Sturt. Gardner lives in his childhood suburb of Rostrevor within the electorate of Morialta.

In January 2016 Gardner was appointed Shadow Minister for Education, Multicultural affairs and Arts.[4]

After Deputy Liberal Leader Dan van Holst Pellekaan lost his seat at the 2022 South Australian state election, Gardner was elected Deputy Leader in his place, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ MacLennan, Leah (22 March 2018). "SA election: Who's who in the new South Australian Liberal Government?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "The South Australian Government Gazette, 22 March 2018, No. 20, Supplementary Gazette" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Electoral Commission of South Australia: 2010 election
  4. ^ "New SA Opposition frontbench to focus on jobs, economy". ABC News. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Former environment minister David Speirs elected SA Liberal leader". ABC News. 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Hon John Anthony William Gardner". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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Political offices Preceded bySusan Closeas Minister for Education and Child Development andas Minister for Higher Education and Skills Minister for Education 2018–2022 Succeeded byBlair Boyeras Minister for Education, Training and Skills) Preceded bySusan Close Deputy Leader of the Opposition in South Australia 2022–present Incumbent South Australian House of Assembly Preceded byLindsay Simmons Member for Morialta 2010–present Incumbent Party political offices Preceded byDan van Holst Pellekaan Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia(South Australian Division) 2022–present Incumbent


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