Joe Szakacs
Joe Szakacs South Australian Parliament for Cheltenham | |
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Assumed office 9 February 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jay Weatherill |
Personal details | |
Born | Australian Labor Party (SA) | 3 July 1982
Alma mater | Flinders University |
Occupation | Trade union secretary |
Profession | Lawyer |
Joseph Karl Szakacs (
Szakacs has served as the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022.
Early life
Szakacs was born in Adelaide to a Hungarian father and Australian mother. He attended
Introduced to the trade union movement by his father, a waterside worker in Port Adelaide, Szakacs worked as a volunteer lawyer at the Young Workers Legal Service, then as an industrial officer with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and later the United Firefighters Union South Australia.[4] In October 2013, he was elected as state secretary of SA Unions.
Political career
Szakacs was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly in the by-election for the seat of Cheltenham on 9 February 2019, replacing former premier Jay Weatherill.[5]
After Labor won the 2022 state election, Szakacs was appointed as the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services in the Malinauskas ministry.[6]
References
- ^ Szakacs, Joe (13 February 2022). "A few years back, I made a fun little video helper for the most common question I get: how do you pronounce Szakacs!? How have you been fairing? 😝". Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Birth notices". The Advertiser. 3 July 1982.
- ^ "Young, fresh faces taking over South Australia's unions". The Advertiser. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Cheltenham by-election". ABC Elections. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Keane, Daniel (9 February 2019). "Labor claiming victory in Cheltenham and Enfield by-elections after resignations". ABC News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Hon Joseph (Joe) Karl Szakacs". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.