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The Honourable
Zoe Bettison
MP
The Honourable Zoe Bettison MP
Minister for Tourism
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 March 2022
Premier	Peter Malinauskas
Preceded by	Steven Marshall (split from Premier's portfolio)
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 March 2022
Premier	Peter Malinauskas
Preceded by	Position created
Member of the South Australian Parliament; for Ramsay
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 February 2012
Preceded by	Mike Rann
Personal details
Born	19 April 1973 (age 51)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party (SA)
Alma mater	Flinders University, University of Adelaide
Occupation	Government Relations Manager
Website	www.zoebettison.com.au

Zoe Lee Bettison (born 19 April 1973)^[1] is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Ramsay for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2012 Ramsay by-election.^[2]

Bettison has served as the Minister for Tourism and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022. She has previously served in other ministerial roles in the Weatherill ministry between 2014 and 2018.

Background

Bettison had previously held positions with Great Southern Rail, and within the Australian Labor Party.^[2] Bettison is linked with the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA).^[3]

Political career

Bettison is aligned with Labor's Right faction.^[4]

The 2012 Ramsay by-election was held after the resignation of Labor incumbent and former Premier Mike Rann. Bettison easily retained the seat. She was re-elected with an increased margin at the 2014 election. In March 2014 Bettison became Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister for Volunteers in the Weatherill Labor cabinet. Between 2014 and the 2018 state election Bettison has also served as the minister with responsibility for a range of portfolios, including communities and social inclusion, social housing, the status of women, ageing, multicultural affairs, youth, volunteers.^[5]

After Labor won the 2022 election, Bettison was appointed as Minister for Tourism and Minister for Cultural Affairs in the Malinauskas ministry.^[6]

On 2 September 2022, as Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Bettison said that there would be a Parliamentary inquiry into "neo-Nazi symbols, the activities of extremist groups, discrimination faced by targeted groups and the prohibition on symbols in other states". This was partly prompted by the activities of a group of neo-Nazis who had posted photographs of themselves giving fascist salutes outside the Adelaide Holocaust Museum, and concerns had been raised about the activities of groups such as the National Socialist Network in South Australia.^[7]

References

^ "Birth notices". The Advertiser. 26 April 1973.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Ramsay by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ Daniel Wills (10 August 2011). "Jobs for the girls in looming Labor reshuffle". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ Daniel Wills (30 October 2011). "ALP hopefuls will be listening to communities". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
^ Cabinet of South Australia: Premier.sa.gov.au
^ "New South Australian cabinet sworn in, with independent Geoff Brock making surprise comeback". ABC News. 24 March 2022.
^ Katsaras, Jason (2 September 2022). "Neo-Nazis prompt SA parliamentary inquiry". InDaily. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

"Bettison, Zoe". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website

Political offices
Preceded by Jack Snelling	Minister for Veterans' Affairs 2014	Succeeded by Martin Hamilton-Smith
Preceded by Jack Snelling	Minister for Ageing 2014–2018	Succeeded by Michelle Lensink as Minister for Human Services
Preceded by Jennifer Rankine	Minister for Multicultural Affairs 2014–2018
Preceded by Tony Piccolo	Minister for Social Housing Minister for Youth Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion Minister for Volunteers 2014–2018
Preceded by Steven Marshall as Premier of South Australia	Minister for Tourism 2022–present	Incumbent
New title	Minister for Multicultural Affairs 2022–present	Incumbent
Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by Mike Rann	Member for Ramsay 2012–present	Incumbent