Clare Scriven

Summary

Clare Michele Scriven is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2018 state election.

Clare Scriven
Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development
Assumed office
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24)
Preceded byDavid Basham
Minister for Forest Industries
Assumed office
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24)
Preceded byNew position
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
Assumed office
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)
Personal details
Political partyLabor
EducationGDipMgmt, GCertPubSecMgmt[1]

Scriven was raised in Mount Gambier, before living and working in Adelaide for the Australian Electoral Commission from 2007. She later returned to Mount Gambier. She was previously the State Manager of the Australian Forest Products Association, and had post-graduate degrees in management and business. She and her husband Gerard has six children.[2]

On 10 April 2018, Scriven was elevated to the Malinauskas Labor shadow cabinet as: Deputy Leader in the Legislative Council, Shadow Minister for Industry & Skills, and Shadow Minister for Forestry.[3][4][5][6] Following the 2022 election, Scriven has served as the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development and Minister for Forest Industries in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022.[7] She is one of the two regional ministers in the cabinet, the other being Independent member Geoff Brock.[8]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Hon Clare Scriven". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Hon Clare Scriven MLC". South Australian Labor. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Harmsen, Nick (10 April 2018). "New SA Labor leader Peter Malinauskas signals shift on ICAC secrecy, unveils shadow cabinet". ABC. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Richardson, Tom; Siebert, Bension (10 April 2018). "Labor signals ICAC retreat as Malinauskas allocates shadow cabinet portfolios". InDaily. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ Green, Antony (4 April 2018). "Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ Bowe, William (18 March 2018). "Third time lucky". The Poll Bludger. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Ministry - Order of Precedence" (PDF). South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "New South Australian cabinet sworn in, with independent Geoff Brock making surprise comeback". ABC News. 24 March 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development
2022–present
Incumbent
New title Minister for Forest Industries
2022–present