Jack Snelling

Who is Jack Snelling?

John James "Jack" Snelling is an Australian politician who has been the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Playford in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 1997 election.

Prior to his election into politics, Snelling was an electoral officer, and a staffer in the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association. Entering parliament in 1997 at the age of 24, he was the youngest member of the House of Assembly at the time, and has since held positions of Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees.

Following the 2010 election, Snelling was appointed as the Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Science, Information Economy, Veterans Affairs and Road Safety.

Following the resignation of Kevin Foley from the positions of Treasurer and Deputy Premier, Snelling was sworn in as the Treasurer of South Australia on 8 February 2011.

Following the 2014 election, Snelling was appointed as the Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Health Industries.