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The Cabinet of South Australia is the chief policy-making organ of the Government of South Australia .
In South Australia the cabinet is interchangeably known as the ministry as there is no "outer ministry" – therefore all ministers are in cabinet.
The current 14-member cabinet, the Weatherill Ministry , is headed by Premier Jay Weatherill of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party .
Current composition
Party
Minister
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Portfolio
Labor
Hon. Jay Weatherill , MHA
Labor
Hon. John Rau , MHA
Labor
Hon. Kyam Maher , MLC
Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council
Minister for Employment
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation
Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation
Minister for Automotive Transformation
Minister for Science and Information Economy
Labor
Hon. Jack Snelling , MHA
Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly
Minister for Health
Minister for The Arts
Minister for Health Industries
Labor
Hon. Tom Koutsantonis , MHA
Labor
Hon. Ian Hunter , MLC
Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation
Minister for Water and the River Murray
Minister for Climate Change
Labor
Hon. Leon Bignell , MHA
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Minister for Forests
Minister for Tourism
Minister for Recreation and Sport
Minister for Racing
Independent
Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith , MHA
Minister for Investment and Trade
Minister for Small Business
Minister for Defence Industries
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Independent
Hon. Geoff Brock , MHA
Minister for Regional Development
Minister for Local Government
Labor
Hon. Zoe Bettison , MHA
Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion
Minister for Social Housing
Minister for the Status of Women
Minister for Ageing
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
Minister for Youth
Minister for Volunteers
Labor
Hon. Susan Close , MHA
Minister for Education and Child Development
Minister for Higher Education and Skills
Labor
Hon. Stephen Mullighan , MHA
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
Minister for Housing and Urban Development
Labor
Hon. Leesa Vlahos , MHA
Minister for Disabilities
Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Labor
Hon. Peter Malinauskas , MLC
Minister for Police
Minister for Correctional Services
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Road Safety
^Non-Labor MHAs Hamilton-Smith and Brock joined the Labor minority government cabinet following the 2014 election . Though later that year when it became a majority government following the 2014 Fisher by-election , Hamilton-Smith and Brock were kept in cabinet.
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