Minister for Social Justice
What was the position of Steph Key from Mar 2002 to Mar 2004?
Steph Key Stephanie Wendy Key ( born 13 December 1954 ) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party from the 1997 election until her retirement in 2018 , representing the electorates of Hanson ( 1997–2002 ) and Ashford ( 2002–2018 ) . Early life . Born at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaides western suburbs , Key attended the Largs Bay Primary , Port Adelaide Girls Technical , and Marryatville Adult Matriculation High School ( where she was among the second group of adults in South Australia to matriculate ) before completing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and sociology at Flinders University , where she was elected as the first female general secretary of the Flinders University Students Association . Before entering parliament , Key worked as waitress , cook , cleaner and clerk , as well as a number of positions within the Transport Workers Union , the Australian Council of Trades Unions ( ACTU ) and the United Trades and Labor Council of South Australia ( UTLC ) . Key also served as the director of the Working Womens Centre and as a member of the South Australian Housing Trusts board of directors . Parliament . Key was elected as member for the electoral district of Hanson at the 1997 election , and immediately assumed shadow ministerial responsibilities for industrial affairs , youth affairs and assisting in multicultural and ethnic affairs . Changes in the shadow cabinet during 2000 saw her responsibilities change to housing and urban development , employment and training , local government and youth affairs . The 2002 election saw they seat of Hanson abolished and Key was re-elected to parliament as member for Ashford . With the election of the Rann government in 2002 , Key became Australias first Minister for Social Justice , with further portfolio responsibilities for community and disability services , ageing , housing , youth and the status of women . Key has been attempting to decriminalize prostitution in South Australia. , SIN is supporting her efforts . Key oversaw a comprehensive overhaul of South Australias child protection laws and strategies to improve and sharpen the way in which Government responds to the needs and welfare of children in care . During Keys term as Social Justice Minister , South Australian also saw the redrafting of anti-discrimination legislation and the Equal Opportunity Act . Following a mid-term cabinet reshuffle in 2004 , Key became the Minister for Employment , Training and Further Education while also retaining the youth and status of women portfolios . During her time in parliament , Key has pushed for progressive legislation . She is from the Labor Left faction . Though her seat of Ashford was renamed to Badcoe along with a significant increase to the Labor margin in the seat following the electoral redistribution , Key announced on 3 February 2017 that she would be retiring from parliament as of the 2018 election . Electoral results . Key defeated Liberal Stewart Leggett in the seat of Hanson at the 1997 election with a 55.6 percent two-party vote . Hanson was abolished before the 2002 election and was replaced by Ashford which Key retained with an increased 53.7 percent two-party vote from a 0.8-point swing . Key increased her two-party vote to 66.1 percent , a two-party swing of 12.4 points , at the 2006 election . Key retained her seat at the 2010 election with a 54.8 percent two-party vote , despite suffering a 10.4-point swing . Keys two-party vote was reduced to 50.6 percent in a redistribution however she retained the seat at the 2014 election with an increased 51.9 percent two-party vote from a 1.3-point swing . External links . - Former Members Parliamentary Profile : SA Parliament website