Premier Jay Weatherill Premier Jay Weatherill Education University of Adelaide Preceded by Susan Close Role Politician | Premier Jay Weatherill Name Kyam Maher Preceded by Susan Close Preceded by Ian Hunter Party Australian Labor Party | |
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Sa ministry reshuffle meet kyam maher sa s new aboriginal affairs minister
Kyam Joseph Maher is an Australian politician appointed to a casual vacancy in the South Australian Legislative Council for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party on 17 October 2012. He has served in the Cabinet of South Australia since 2015 and has served as Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council since 2016.
Contents
- Sa ministry reshuffle meet kyam maher sa s new aboriginal affairs minister
- Kyam maher supporting the sa video games industry
- Background
- Parliament
- Cabinet
- Current portfolios
- References
Kyam maher supporting the sa video games industry
Background
Maher was a lawyer and political staffer before becoming South Australian state secretary of the Australian Labor Party. In 2006, Maher was an inaugural committee member of the Progressive Labour Education Association Inc (PLEA), a joint-venture training organisation operated by the ALP Socialist Left faction and aligned unions United Voice (then the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union) and the Australian Services Union.
Parliament
Maher was appointed to the South Australian Legislative Council in 2012 to replace outgoing MLC Bob Sneath. Maher was re-elected from fourth position on the Labor ticket at the 2014 election.
Cabinet
In February 2015 he was promoted to cabinet as Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation in the Weatherill Labor cabinet.
Current portfolios
It was announced on 18 January 2016 that Maher would become Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council in the Jay Weatherill government. In addition. Maher represents the following portfolios in the Cabinet of South Australia: