The promised power arrived immediately and without a hitch. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Peter Malinauskas has been spoken about within Labor ranks as a future Premier even a future Prime Minister since the former union boss was in his twenties. What kind of leader will he be? Copyright2022, Show submenu for "Consumer & Business Advice", Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence. This is why I'm passionate about Australian education universal access to quality schooling gives everyone the chance to succeed". But once the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in South Australia, he was unceremoniously benched. Mr Malinauskas passion for the club is no secret. I play with mates who Ive known forever, he says. When you are in a position New SA Premier Peter Malinauskas with his wife Annabel and three children, Sophie, Jack and Eliza at Government House in Adelaide. With an election approaching, something as basic as name recognition could have been a major issue. Thats why we will always make South Australian jobs its number one priority. He was a member of the student representative council and was school captainin year 12. In this role, he led the campaign for part-day public holidays on Christmas and New Years Eve. Malinauskas believes that the health of all South Australians should be a priority. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/charges-withdrawn-against-couple-accused-of-blackmailing-premier/102253422, Jock Zonfrillo, celebrated chef and judge on MasterChef Australia, dies aged 46, Major route into the Kokoda track appears to have been blockaded amid tour operator feud, Tony Abbott mounts attack on Voice after a spat with parliamentary committee, 'The worm goes global': Rita Ora wowed by Adelaide lobbyist's dancefloor moves, Female teacher admits sexual offences against teen student, fights 10 other charges, Fiji's former attorney-general arrested and charged with abuse of office, New Zealand PM in favour of country becoming a republic, Nurse driving home from shift among victims of triple-fatal crash involving allegedly stolen car, Lauren Cranston jailed for eight years over one of Australia's biggest tax frauds, was secretly fitted with a wire by detectives to record an interaction at the ALP state headquarters with the Digances, Former SA Labor MP and husband make election pitch after blackmail court appearance, Former Labor MP and husband accused of blackmailing SA Premier allowed to travel interstate, Former Labor MP and husband to stand trial, accused of blackmailing Opposition Leader, 'They will forever know their dad was a hero': 1,000 mourners farewell slain NSW paramedic, There are 11 First Nations MPs and senators. [1] She married Peter Malinauskas Sr., a Lithuanian refugee, and the couple moved to Adelaide, later opening a fish and chip shop. By the time he was 30, he had been elected to the Labor Partys National Executive. Related A firm believer in the importance of family and community, Peter has spent much of his professional life The couple had been accused of threatening to make allegations of misconduct in 2020 against Mr Malinauskas, who was then Labor leader but in opposition. 1980. [1], In his school years, Malinauskas' family resided in Colonel Light Gardens. She thought he had stood her up, but little did she know that my grandfather, who had gotten his times wrong, would appear five hours later in a taxi full with gladiola flowers to welcome her. How old is Peter Malinauskas? This is the moment the First Nations Voice to Parliament in South Australia became law.