Peter led the South Australian Labor Party to victory at the March 2022 state election becoming the 47th Premier of South Australia.
With a focus on health, education, jobs, skills and the environment, Peter was elected with a plan not just for the next four years but for the next generation.
Prior to being elected Premier of South Australia, Peter was the Leader of the Opposition between 2018-22 bringing a constructive alternative approach to the challenges facing South Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
During the Weatherill Labor Government Peter held the portfolios of Minister for Police, Correctional Services, Emergency Services and Road Safety (2016-2017) and Minister for Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse (2017-2018).
He first entered state parliament as a member of the Legislative Council in 2015 before being elected as the member for Croydon in 2018.
Since being elected in March 2022, the Premier has been expeditiously delivering on his priorities in education, clean energy, health and reinstating Adelaide as Australia’s best destination for major events. In less than 18 months South
Australia has secured and hosted LIV Golf’s most successful event to date which included record-breaking crowds, hosted Australian Football League’s Gather Round which sold more than 220,000 tickets and reinstated the best
Supercar event in Australia, the Adelaide 500 attracting a four-day attendance of 258,200.
In Peter’s spare time, he can often be found at a Port Adelaide game or out on the footy field playing with his beloved Adelaide Uni Blacks.
Peter’s great love though is his family. Peter and his wife Annabel have four young children Sophie, Jack, Eliza, and George.