Jay Weatherill

The Honourable Jay Weatherill AO
Weatherill in 2018
45th Premier of South Australia
In office 21 October 2011 – 19 March 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Kevin Scarce Hieu Van Le
Preceded by	Mike Rann
Succeeded by	Steven Marshall
Deputy	John Rau
Treasurer of South Australia
In office 21 January 2013 – 26 March 2014
Preceded by	Jack Snelling
Succeeded by	Tom Koutsantonis
Leader of the South Australian Labor Party
In office 21 October 2011 – 9 April 2018
Deputy	John Rau
Preceded by	Mike Rann
Succeeded by	Peter Malinauskas
Minister for Education
In office 25 March 2010 – 21 October 2011
Premier	Mike Rann
Preceded by	Jane Lomax-Smith
Succeeded by	Grace Portolesi
Minister for Environment and Conservation
In office 24 July 2008 – 25 March 2010
Premier	Mike Rann
Preceded by	Gail Gago
Succeeded by	Paul Caica
Minister for Ageing, Disability and Housing
In office 5 March 2004 – 24 July 2008
Premier	Mike Rann
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	office abolished
Minister for Administrative Services
In office 6 March 2002 – 5 March 2004
Premier	Mike Rann
Preceded by	Diana Laidlaw
Succeeded by	Trish White
Member for Cheltenham
In office 9 February 2002 – 17 December 2018
Preceded by	Murray De Laine
Succeeded by	Joe Szakacs
Personal details
Born	Jay Wilson Weatherill (1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 60) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)
Spouse	Melissa Bailey
Children	2
Parent	George Weatherill (father)
Alma mater	University of Adelaide
Profession	Lawyer

Jay Wilson Weatherill AO (born 3 April 1964)^[1] is a former Australian politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired.^[2]

Labor was in government from 2002, with Weatherill leading the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. During 2013 it became the longest-serving state Labor government in South Australian history, and in addition went on to win a fourth four-year term at the 2014 election. The 16-year state Labor government lost power at the 2018 election. On 18 March, the day after the election, Weatherill announced his decision to step down as Labor leader, but intended to remain in Parliament on the back-bench. Peter Malinauskas succeeded Weatherill as Labor leader on 9 April. Weatherill announced his intention to retire from Parliament on 6 December 2018.^[3]