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Hon Kevin Foley MP
Kevin Foley holds office as Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Federal/State Relations and Minister for Defence Industries.
He was first appointed to the Rann Labor Ministry in March 2002. He has held the positions of Deputy Premier and Treasurer since this time. Other portfolio responsibilities have included Minister for Police and Minister for Industry and Trade.
Kevin holds the seat of Port Adelaide in the House of Assembly. He was first elected to the South Australian Parliament in 1993, and served in a number of Shadow Ministerial portfolios before being appointed Shadow Treasurer in 1996. With his policy focus on economic and financial issues, Kevin also served on Parliament's Economic and Finance and Industries Development Committees.
Before election to Parliament, Kevin was Chief of Staff to the Premier of South Australia, Hon Lynn Arnold. He had worked previously as Senior Adviser on Mr Arnold's Ministerial staff for some five years.
Kevin's prior employment included experience with the Australian Trade Commission, Cadbury Schweppes, Boral Limited and a ten-year career in sales and marketing with Australian National Industries, a major steel distribution company in Australia.