Kris Hanna
Kris Hanna | |
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 Minister of the Unitarian Church of South Australia | |
| Assumed office October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. Rob MacPherson |
| 12th Mayor of the City of Marion | |
| Assumed office November 2014 | |
| Deputy | Ian Crossland |
| Preceded by | Dr Felicity-Ann Lewis |
| Member for Mitchell in the South Australian House of Assembly | |
| In office 11 October 1997 – 20 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Caudell |
| Succeeded by | Alan Sibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | Australian SA-Best (2022) |
Kris Hanna (born 1962) is the Mayor of
Before entering Parliament, Hanna practised law. He also served as a Councillor for the City of Marion from 1995 to 1997. He returned to practicing law in 2010 and, in 2014 was elected unopposed as Mayor of the City of Marion.
Hanna has served on the Board of Victim Support Service, and is Patron of numerous local sporting clubs. He was a long-serving member of the Seaview High School Governing Council and had been President of Friends of Glenthorne.[1]
While initially elected at the
Hanna sought to have his 2010 election loss overturned by the Supreme Court of South Australia, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, saying he fell victim to "misleading and defamatory" leaflets and posters distributed by the Labor Party. The court ruled the leaflets – labelling Hanna "soft on crime" – were defamatory and not factual, yet there was a right to express such opinions. The court dismissed Hanna's case.[2]
Hanna unsuccessfully re-contested the seat of
Hanna was re-elected as Mayor of Marion in November 2018 for a further 4-year term. He received 9094 primary votes out of 15907 votes cast.[7] Hanna was re-elected Mayor of Marion in November 2022 for a further 4-year term. He received 11,988 first preference votes out of 19,219 formal ballot papers counted.
As of August 2023, Hanna was serving as the Minister of the Unitarian Church of South Australia.[8]
References
- ^ About Kris Hanna Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kris Hanna loses election court case: The Advertiser 15 October 2010
- ^ Former independent MP Kris Hanna ... to stand for 2014 state election
- ^ Kris Hanna – Local Issues Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Electorate of Gibson, sabest.org.au
- ^ Kris Hanna – candidate for the seat of Gibson, sabest.org.au
- ^ "2018 Council Elections Results Page - Electoral Commission SA". www.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Our minister – SA Unitarians". unitariansa.org.au. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
External links
- "Kris Hanna". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.