Kate Ellis - Member for Adelaide

Minister for Youth
Minister for Sport

Parliament House

Suite M1 44
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Tel:

(02) 6277 7350

Fax:

(02) 6273 4134

Electorate Office

161A Main North Road
Nailsworth SA 5083

Tel:

08 8269 2433

Fax:

08 8269 2488

Email:

Email Kate

Web:

http://www.kateellis.com.au/

Biography

Kate grew up in a small town along the Murray River in rural South Australia before moving to attend high school in Adelaide's inner south-western suburbs.

She studied International Relations at Flinders University, where she was an active representative and President of the Students Association.

Kate entered the full-time workforce as a Research Officer for State and then Federal parliamentarians, and has subsequently worked as a Ministerial Adviser for South Australian Minister Hon. Rory McEwen, advising on trade related issues andwas employed as a Ministerial Advisor to the Deputy Premier Kevin Foley before being elected to Parliament.

Kate was elected as the Member for Adelaide on October 9 2004.

Electorate Profile

State: South Australia (Inner Metropolitan)

Name: Named after the city of Adelaide which in turn was named after Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV.

Area and Location Description: The division covers an area of approximately 75 sq km from Grand Junction Road to Cross Road.

Suburbs include Ashford, Clarence Park, Enfield, Goodwood, Kent Town, Keswick, Kilburn, Maylands, North Adelaide, Northgate, Norwood, Parkside, Prospect, Rose Park, St Peters, Toorak Gardens, Unley, Walkerville and the City of Adelaide.

Products/Industries of the area:Markets, newspapers, military barracks, universities, brewery, Coca-Cola bottlers, rail/bus terminals and Adelaide central business district.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1903

Members:

• T Worth (LP) 1993-2004
• R Catley (ALP) 1990-93
• M P Pratt (LP) 1988-90
• C J Hurford (ALP) 1969-88
• A T Jones (LP) 1966-69
• J C L Sexton (ALP) 1958-66
• C Chambers (ALP) 1943-58
• F H Stacey (UAP) 1931-43
• G E Yates (ALP) 1922-31
• R P Blundell (NAT) 1919-22
• G E Yates (ALP) 1914-19
• E A Roberts (ALP) 1908-13
• C C Kingston (PROT) 1903-08