Weatherill ministry

The Weatherill ministry was the 72nd ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Jay Weatherill of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. It commenced on 21 October 2011, when Weatherill succeeded Mike Rann as Premier and Labor leader.

First formation

Office	Minister
Premier of South Australia Minister for State Development	Jay Weatherill MHA
Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Planning Minister for Business Services and Consumers	John Rau MHA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Regional Development Minister for Tourism Minister for the Status of Women	Gail Gago MLC
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Patrick Conlon MHA
Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Workers Rehabilitation Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs	Jack Snelling MHA
Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts	John Hill MHA
Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Jennifer Rankine MHA
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation	Paul Caica MHA
Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business	Tom Koutsantonis MHA
Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Sector	Michael O'Brien MHA
Minister for Education and Child Development	Grace Portolesi MHA
Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Recreation and Sport	Tom Kenyon MHA
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for State/Local Government Relations	Russell Wortley MLC
Minister for Transport Services	Chloë Fox MHA
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Disabilities Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers	Ian Hunter MLC

Second formation

Weatherill made a major reshuffle of the ministry on 21 January 2013, following the resignations of a number of ministers.

Office	Minister
Premier of South Australia Treasurer of South Australia Minister for the Public Sector Minister for the Arts	Jay Weatherill MHA
Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Business Services and Consumers	John Rau MHA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Regional Development Minister for the Status of Women Minister for State/Local Government Relations	Gail Gago MLC
Minister for Health and Ageing Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans' Affairs	Jack Snelling MHA
Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Multicultural Affairs	Jennifer Rankine MHA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Tom Koutsantonis MHA
Minister for Finance Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety	Michael O'Brien MHA
Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy	Grace Portolesi MHA
Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade Minister for Small Business	Tom Kenyon MHA
Minister for Transport Services Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts	Chloë Fox MHA
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation	Ian Hunter MLC
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Disabilities Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers	Tony Piccolo MHA
Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport	Leon Bignell MHA

Third formation

Weatherill reshuffled cabinet on 26 March 2014, following the government's re-election as a minority government at the 2014 state election. Independent Geoff Brock was appointed to the cabinet in exchange for his support on confidence and supply.
It was followed by two minor changes: the appointment of former Liberal leader turned independent Martin Hamilton-Smith on 27 May 2014, and the resignation of Jennifer Rankine and her replacement by Kyam Maher on 3 February 2015.

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Labor	Hon. Jay Weatherill, MHA	Premier of South Australia
Labor	Hon. John Rau, MHA	Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Housing and Urban Development Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform
Labor	Hon. Gail Gago, MLC	Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Business Services and Consumers
Labor	Hon. Jack Snelling, MHA	Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Health Industries
Labor	Hon. Jennifer Rankine, MHA	Minister for Education and Child Development
Labor	Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, MHA	Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for Small Business
Labor	Hon. Ian Hunter, MLC	Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister for Climate Change Minister for Water and the River Murray
Labor	Hon. Tony Piccolo, MHA	Minister for Disabilities Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety
Labor	Hon. Leon Bignell, MHA	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing
Independent	Hon. Geoff Brock, MHA	Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government
Labor	Hon. Zoe Bettison, MHA	Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Ageing Minister for Youth Minister for Veterans' Affairs Minister for Volunteers
Labor	Hon. Susan Close, MHA	Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for Education and Child Development
Labor	Hon. Stephen Mullighan, MHA	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Minister Assisting the Minister for Housing and Urban Development
IndependentLiberal	Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith, MHA	Minister for Investment and Trade Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Labor	Hon. Kyam Maher, MLC	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation

^Non-Labor MHAs Hamilton-Smith and Brock joined the Labor minority government cabinet following the 2014 election. Though later that year when it became a majority government following the 2014 Fisher by-election, Hamilton-Smith and Brock were kept in cabinet.

Fourth formation

announced his resignation from cabinet on 12 January 2016, citing cabinet renewal, ahead of an imminent cabinet reshuffle. Gail Gago announced her resignation from cabinet three days later, also citing cabinet renewal.
Peter Malinauskas and Leesa Vlahos were announced as the new cabinet members on 18 January. Swearing in and portfolio allocations occurred on 19 February.

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Labor	Hon. Jay Weatherill, MHA	Premier of South Australia
Labor	Hon. John Rau, MHA	Deputy Premier of South Australia Attorney-General of South Australia Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Consumer and Business Services Minister for the City of Adelaide
Labor	Hon. Kyam Maher, MLC	Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council Minister for Employment Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation Minister for Automotive Transformation Minister for Science and Information Economy
Labor	Hon. Jack Snelling, MHA	Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Minister for Health Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries
Labor	Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, MHA	Treasurer of South Australia Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Labor	Hon. Ian Hunter, MLC	Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister for Water and the River Murray Minister for Climate Change
Labor	Hon. Leon Bignell, MHA	Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport Minister for Racing
IndependentLiberal	Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith, MHA	Minister for Investment and Trade Minister for Small Business Minister for Defence Industries Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Independent	Hon. Geoff Brock, MHA	Minister for Regional Development Minister for Local Government
Labor	Hon. Zoe Bettison, MHA	Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Social Housing Minister for the Status of Women Minister for Ageing Minister for Multicultural Affairs Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers
Labor	Hon. Susan Close, MHA	Minister for Education and Child Development Minister for Higher Education and Skills
Labor	Hon. Stephen Mullighan, MHA	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Minister for Housing and Urban Development
Labor	Hon. Leesa Vlahos, MHA	Minister for Disabilities Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Labor	Hon. Peter Malinauskas, MLC	Minister for Police Minister for Correctional Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety