Grace Portolesi
Grace Portolesi | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Education and Child Development | |
| In office 21 October 2011 – 21 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Weatherill |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Rankine |
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Hartley | |
| In office 30 March 2006 – 14 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Scalzi |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Tarzia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1968 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
Grace Portolesi (born 26 June 1968) is an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Hartley from 2006 to 2014 for the Labor Party.
Previously the parliamentary secretary assisting the Attorney-General, in 2010 Portolesi was appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Multicultural Affairs, Youth and Volunteers. Portolesi was appointed Minister for Education and Child Development in 2011, a position she held until 2013. From 2013 to 2014 she was the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, and a Member of the Executive Council. She is aligned with Labor's left faction.