Susan Close | |
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| Deputy Premier of South Australia | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2022 | |
| Premier | Peter Malinauskas |
| Preceded by | Dan van Holst Pellekaan |
| Deputy Leader of the South Australian Labor Party | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2018 | |
| Leader | Peter Malinauskas |
| Preceded by | John Rau |
| Minister for Climate, Environment and Water | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Speirs (as Minister for Environment and Water) |
| Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Pisoni (as Minister for Innovation and Skills) |
| Minister for Defence and Space Industries | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | New ministerial title |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition of South Australia | |
| In office 9 April 2018 – 21 March 2022 | |
| Leader | Peter Malinauskas |
| Preceded by | Vickie Chapman |
| Succeeded by | John Gardner |
| Minister for Education and Child Development | |
| In office 3 February 2015 – 17 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Rankine |
| Succeeded by | Steven Marshall (Acting) John Gardner (Education) |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Port Adelaide | |
| Assumed office 11 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Foley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1967 Glenelg, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Spouse | Declan |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Semaphore |
| Alma mater | Flinders University |
Susan Elizabeth Close is an Australian politician, who is currently the deputy premier of South Australia since March 2022. She also holds the ministerial portfolios of Minister for Climate, Environment and Water (thus overseeing the Department for Environment and Water); Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science; and Minister for Defence and Space Industries.
Close is a member of the Australian Labor Party, serving as the deputy leader following the 2018 State election. She was first elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide at the 2012 by-election, and held Cabinet portfolios in the Weatherill Ministry from 2014 to 2018.