Kyam Maher MLC | |
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51st Attorney-General of South Australia | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
Preceded by | Vickie Chapman |
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (2022–present) Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation (2015–2018) | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
Preceded by | Steven Marshall (separated from position of Premier) |
In office 3 February 2015 – 18 March 2018 | |
Premier | Jay Weatherill |
Preceded by | Ian Hunter |
Succeeded by | Steven Marshall (as Premier of South Australia) |
Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
Preceded by | New position |
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
Preceded by | Rob Lucas |
In office 18 January 2016 – 18 March 2018 | |
Premier | Jay Weatherill |
Preceded by | Gail Gago |
Succeeded by | Rob Lucas |
Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation | |
In office 3 February 2015 – 18 March 2018 | |
Premier | Jay Weatherill |
Preceded by | Susan Close |
Succeeded by | David Pisoni (as Minister for Industry and Skills) |
Minister for Automotive Transformation | |
In office 3 February 2015 – 18 March 2018 | |
Premier | Jay Weatherill |
Preceded by | Susan Close |
Succeeded by | David Pisoni (as Minister for Industry and Skills) |
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 17 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | Bob Sneath |
Personal details | |
Born | Kyam Joseph Maher Littlehampton, South Australia |
Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
Spouse | Carmel Maher |
Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Kyam Joseph Maher is an Australian politician and lawyer who has been Attorney-General of South Australia and the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council since March 2022. He was 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 previously served in the Cabinet of South Australia between 2015 and 2018 and was the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council between 2016 and 2018.