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Steven Griffiths

Steven Griffiths

Australian politician

For those of the same or a similar name, see Steven Griffiths (cricketer) and Stephen Griffiths (disambiguation).

Steven Paul Griffiths (born 25 May 1962) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 2006 to 2018, representing the electorate of Goyder for the Liberal Party. He was the Deputy leader of the opposition under Isobel Redmond from 2009 to 2010.

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Biography

Griffiths was elected to the safe Liberal seat of Goyder at the 2006 state election to replace retiring sitting member John Meier.[1] Griffiths was elected with a margin of 9.1 points, suffering a 7.1-point swing.[2] Griffiths has held shadow ministries since 2007, and in 2009 was elected to the deputy leadership of his party with Isobel Redmond being elected to the leadership.[1]

On Tuesday 30 March 2010, Griffiths was replaced by former leader Martin Hamilton-Smith as deputy.[3]

Griffiths announced on 14 February 2017 that he would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr Steven Griffiths". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "2006 SA Election. Electorate Results. SA Election Results. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. [3]
    "SA Liberals elect Martin Hamilton-Smith as deputy leader". The Advertiser. 30 March 2010.
  4. [4]
    Richardson, Tom (14 February 2017). "Former Lib high-flyer joins exit queue as party seeks to end "natural gerrymander"". InDaily. Solstice Media. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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