Hurn shadow ministry
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Hurn shadow ministry | |
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 Shadow cabinet of South Australia | |
.jpg) Hurn in 2025 | |
| Date formed | 12 December 2025 |
| People and organisations | |
| Opposition Leader | Ashton Hurn |
| Deputy Opposition Leader | Josh Teague |
| No. of ministers | 11 |
| Ministers removed | 5 |
| Total no. of members | 16 |
| Member parties | Liberal |
| Status in legislature | Opposition |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 55th and 56th |
| Predecessor | Tarzia shadow ministry |
The shadow ministry of Ashton Hurn is the shadow ministry in South Australia in opposition to the Peter Malinauskas government. The shadow ministry is the Opposition's alternative to the first and second Malinauskas ministries.
The shadow ministry was appointed by South Australian Liberal Party leader Ashton Hurn on 12 December 2025,[1] following a party leadership spill on 8 December where Hurn was elected unopposed[2] following the resignation of incumbent leader Vincent Tarzia.[3] The current arrangement of the shadow ministry was announced on 2 April following the 2026 South Australian state election.[4]
The shadow ministry succeeded the Tarzia shadow ministry as the Liberal Party shadow cabinet.
Shadow cabinet
Due to some very poor internal polling results, Vincent Tarzia stood down as party leader three months out from the 2026 election. Ashton Hurn was elected unopposed as the new leader and announced her shadow cabinet on 12 December 2025.[5] The only member not to be included from Tarzia's ministry was the retiring Matt Cowdrey[6] dropping the shadow ministry size down to 16 from 17. Cowdrey's portfolio of Sport was assigned to Tarzia who also picked up Recreation and Racing from Tim Whetstone.
Josh Teague who was unanimously re-elected at deputy leader,[7] kept his existing portfolios of Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Shadow Minister for Child Protection. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Nicola Centofanti maintained her portfolios Primary Industries, Regional Development and Water, albeit with slight name changes. Heidi Girolamo became the Shadow Minister for Health and Wellbeing which was Hurn's previous role. Ben Hood, who replaced Stephen Wade in upper house in March 2023 following his retirement was promoted to Shadow Treasurer. In addition, he picked up Small and Family Business from Tarzia and kept his existing role of Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector.
Jack Batty maintained responsibility for Police and Correctional Services and the Arts, picked up Education from Girolamo and stayed on Manager of Opposition Business in the House. There was no change in Michelle Lensink's responsiblities of Planning, Housing, Human Services, Women and the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence. Stephen Patterson kept his Defence and Space Industries role and his separate Energy and Mining portfolios were merged. Tim Whetstone remained as Shadow Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services.
Sam Telfer lost the Treasury portfolio to Ben Hood and picked up the Infrastructure and Transport also from Hood whilst also keeping responsibilities for Local Government. Both Adrian Pederick and Penny Pratt kept their existing portfolios of Veterans Affairs and Regional Roads, and Regional Health Services and Tourism, respectively. David Basham kept Environment and added Climate with Water moving to Centofanti. Dennis Hood picked up Training and Skills from Cowdrey and Multicultural Affairs previously held by Teague. Laura Henderson picked up the Shadow Cabinet Secretary position from Dennis Hood and kept her all her shadow assistant minister roles with the exception of Government Accountability which was dropped. She also remained the Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council.
Hurn stated that this was a streamlined ministry with previous separate portfolios dropped and merged into other roles. These included Girolamo's previous roles Cost of Living, Finance and Tax Reform; Telfer's Government Accountability and Hospitality positions; Batty's Road Safety and Future Economy; Patterson's Nuclear Readiness; Whetstone's Social Services; Pratt's Ageing and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; Pederick's Marine Infrastructure and Cowdrey's Workforce and Population Growth.
This arrangement remained unchanged during the lead up to the election.
| Party | Shadow Minister | Portrait | Offices | Electorate | Ref | |
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| Liberal | Ashton Hurn (born 1991) |
|
Schubert (2022–) |
[9] | ||
| Josh Teague (born 1975) |
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|
Heysen (2018–) |
[10] | ||
| Hon Nicola Centofanti (born 1982) |
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Legislative Council (2020–) |
[11] | ||
| Hon Heidi Girolamo (born 1983) |
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Legislative Council (2021–) |
[12] | ||
| Hon Ben Hood (born 1980) |
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Legislative Council (2023–) |
[13] | ||
| Jack Batty (born 1990) |
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|
Bragg (2022–) |
[14] | ||
| Hon Vincent Tarzia (born 1986) |
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Hartley (2014–2026) |
[15] | ||
| Hon Michelle Lensink (born 1970) |
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Legislative Council (2003–) |
[16] | ||
| Stephen Patterson (born 1971) |
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|
Morphett (2018–2026) |
[17] | ||
| Tim Whetstone (born 1960) |
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Chaffey (2010–) |
[18] | ||
| Sam Telfer (born 1985) |
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|
Flinders (2022–) |
[19] | ||
| Adrian Pederick (born 1962) |
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|
Hammond (2006–2026) |
[20] | ||
| Penny Pratt (born 1975) |
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|
Frome (2022–2026) |
[21] | ||
| David Basham (born 1968) |
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|
Finniss (2018–2026) |
[22] | ||
| Hon Dennis Hood (born 1970) |
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Legislative Council (2006–)[a] |
[24] | ||
Shadow assistant ministry
| Party | Shadow Minister | Portrait | Offices | Electorate | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hon Laura Henderson (born 1996 or 1997) |
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Legislative Council (2022–) |
[25] | |