Minister for Local Government
What position did Mark Brindal take in Mar 2002?
Mark Brindal Mark Brindal ( born 12 May 1948 ) is a former Australian politician who served in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1989 to 2006 , representing the Liberal Party . He was a government minister between 1997 and 2002 , under premiers John Olsen and Rob Kerin . Early life . Brindal was born in South Australia and was educated at Enfield Primary School and the Adelaide Technical High School . He was employed briefly by The Adelaide Advertiser before undertaking tertiary study at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia . Brindal began a teaching career in 1968 , working at Cockburn Primary School and Northfield Primary School , before becoming principal of Cook Primary School in 1975 . He was seconded to a professional consultancy in educational disadvantage accruing form isolation in 1979 . He rose in this position to rural state coordinator . In 1979 he was appointed as an advisor with the Country Areas Program in South Australia . He subsequently became state coordinator of the program . Politics . Brindal entered parliament at the 1989 election , successfully running for the seat of Hayward . At the 1993 election he ran again , winning the seat of Unley . Prior to 1993 it had been held by the Labor Party . The electoral redistribution ahead of the 2002 election had a large effect on Unley , losing several suburbs west of Goodwood Road and gaining several suburbs east of Fullarton Road , changing Unley from a marginal seat to a fairly safe to safe Liberal seat in one stroke . He held portfolios including Minister for Water Resources , Minister for Employment and Training , Minister Assisting for Tourism , Minister for Local Government , Minister for Employment , Minister for Youth , Minister Assisting for Environment and Heritage , Member of the Executive Council , and shadow portfolios for Water Resources , Youth , Employment and Training , and Local Government . The Advertiser reported in late 2005 of Brindals homosexual affair with a 24-year-old man , who was alleged to have a mental incapacity , occurring in Brindals electoral office several times − after allegations of a blackmail by the mans previous foster carer , the then Liberal leader Rob Kerin was subsequently promptly interviewed by members of the anti-corruption branch . Brindal did not contest Liberal preselection for Unley ahead of the 2006 election , but gained Liberal preselection for the marginal Labor seat of Adelaide , however he stepped down from Liberal preselection in Adelaide following the revelations of late 2005 and did not contest the election . Later life . Following his retirement from politics , Brindal has remained as a consultant and commentator . He has completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Adelaide . He is currently undertaking his PhD at the School of Agriculture , Food and Wine at the University of Adelaide . His research is in the area of the economics of Water Management . External links . - Parliamentary Profile : SA Parliament website