Hon Katrine Hildyard

Minister for Child Protection, Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing

Since 2014, Katrine has been the Member for Reynell.

For most of her working life, Katrine has fought to improve the lives of South Australians. As Secretary of the Australian Services Union SA/NT branch, Katrine collectively led a campaign to help secure equal pay for 200,000 community workers. These efforts saw her awarded an Australia Day ‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’/Inspiring South Australian Women Award in 2012. She is also listed on the South Australian Women’s Honour Roll.

Immediately prior to entering Parliament, Katrine was Chief Executive Officer of Together SA which brought communities together to collectively impact children’s lives positively. She is a Flinders University, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Governor’s Leadership Foundation graduate. Katrine spent years working as a clerical worker and has also been a cleaner amongst other professions.

She previously served as Minister for Disabilities, Minister Assisting the Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Assistant Minister to the Premier in the Weatherill Labor Government and established the South Australian Women in Sport Taskforce.