Jay Weatherill

His Excellency The Honourable Jay Weatherill AO
Weatherill in 2018
High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 January 2026
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Stephen Smith
45th Premier of South Australia
In office 21 October 2011 – 19 March 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Kevin Scarce Hieu Van Le
Deputy	John Rau
Preceded by	Mike Rann
Succeeded by	Steven Marshall
Other offices held Leader of the South Australian Labor Party In office 21 October 2011 – 9 April 2018 Deputy John Rau Preceded by Mike Rann Succeeded by Peter Malinauskas Treasurer of South Australia In office 21 January 2013 – 26 March 2014 Preceded by Jack Snelling Succeeded by Tom Koutsantonis Minister for Education In office 25 March 2010 – 21 October 2011 Premier Mike Rann Preceded by Jane Lomax-Smith Succeeded by Grace Portolesi Minister for Environment and Conservation In office 24 July 2008 – 25 March 2010 Premier Mike Rann Preceded by Gail Gago Succeeded by Paul Caica Minister for Ageing, Disability and Housing In office 5 March 2004 – 24 July 2008 Premier Mike Rann Preceded by office established Succeeded by office abolished Minister for Administrative Services In office 6 March 2002 – 5 March 2004 Premier Mike Rann Preceded by Diana Laidlaw Succeeded by Trish White Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Cheltenham In office 9 February 2002 – 17 December 2018 Preceded by Murray De Laine Succeeded by Joe Szakacs
Personal details
Born	Jay Wilson Weatherill (1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Party	Australian Labor Party (SA)
Spouse	Melissa Bailey
Children	2
Parent	George Weatherill (father)
Alma mater	University of Adelaide
Profession	Lawyer
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Jay Wilson Weatherill AO (born 3 April 1964) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who was the 45th premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of the South Australian Labor Party from the 2002 election to 17 December 2018, when he retired from politics. He currently serves as the High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom.

Labor was in government from 2002, with Weatherill leading the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. During 2013 it became the longest-serving state Labor government in South Australian history, and in addition went on to win a fourth four-year term at the 2014 election. The 16-year state Labor government lost power at the 2018 election. On 18 March, the day after the election, Weatherill announced his decision to step down as Labor leader, but intended to remain in Parliament on the back-bench. Peter Malinauskas succeeded Weatherill as Labor leader on 9 April. Weatherill announced his intention to retire from Parliament on 6 December 2018.