Treasurer of South Australia
The Honourable Anastasios (Tom) Koutsantonis, MP
Tom is currently Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Mining, Minister for the Public Sector and the Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly.
Tom was elected to the South Australian State Parliament for the seat of West Torrens on 11 October 1997, at age 26. Tom was elevated to the Ministry on 3 March 2009 and remained in Cabinet until the 2018 State election. Over this period, he served as Minister for Correctional Services, Youth and Volunteers, Gambling, Small Business, Transport, Planning and Infrastructure, Mining and Energy, State Development and as Treasurer.
He is SA Labor’s longest serving MP.
Tom is married to Anthea and they have two daughters, Tia and Helena. They live in Torrensville and he is a tragic Liverpool supporter.
Contact
Contact the South Australian Treasurer through treasurer.dtf@sa.gov.au
Deputy Premier of South Australia
Special Minister of State (with responsibility for Parliamentary resources, including Electorate Services)
The Honourable Kyam Joseph Maher LLB, BEc, GDLP, MLC
Kyam is currently Deputy Premier, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Arts, Special Minister of State and the Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council.
Kyam was elected to the South Australian State Parliament in 2012. He is a proud Aboriginal man who served as the Aboriginal Affairs Minister in the Weatherill Labor Government guiding important reforms such as being the first State in Australia to commence Treaty negotiations with Aboriginal Nations and implementing a Stolen Generations reparations scheme.
A Graduate of Adelaide University, he holds degrees in Law and Economics and practiced as a lawyer with the Crown Solicitor’s Office before working in politics.
Kyam is married to Carmel and they have three boys, a cat, and a growing flock of chooks. He enjoys spending time in regional SA, cycling (slowly), mowing the lawn and has a particular fondness for a good sausage roll.
Contact
Contact the Attorney General through AttorneyGeneral@sa.gov.au
Minister for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy
The Honourable Chris Picton LLB/LP, BA, MP
Chris is the South Australian Minister for State Development, and a member of State Parliament from the southern suburbs of Adelaide.
His portfolio responsibilities encompass trade, industry, investment, defence and space industries, artificial intelligence, information economy, innovation, science and veterans.
Chris previously served for four years as Minister for Health and Wellbeing, overseeing the opening of over 500 hospital beds, the recruitment of thousands of doctors and nurses. He also oversaw a $4 billion capital investment program, reforms to refocus on health prevention, and chaired the national Health Ministers Meeting.
Chris also previously served as South Australian Police Minister, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, as Chief of Staff for the Federal Attorney-General, and as an Associate Director at Deloitte Access Economics.
He was educated at public schools in Adelaide and graduated from law at Flinders University.
Chris and his wife are the lucky parents of three young kids. When he has free time Chris enjoys running, spending time with his family at the beach and barracking for the Adelaide Crows.