Joe Szakacs

Joe Szakacs
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Veterans Affairs
Assumed office
15 April 2024
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byGeoff Brock
Minister for Trade and Investment
Assumed office
15 April 2024
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byNick Champion
Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services
In office
24 March 2022  15 April 2024
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byVincent Tarzia
Succeeded byDan Cregan
Member of the South Australian Parliament
for Cheltenham
Assumed office
9 February 2019
Preceded byJay Weatherill
Personal details
Born (1982-07-03) 3 July 1982
Woodville South, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (SA)
Alma materFlinders University
OccupationTrade union secretary
ProfessionLawyer

Joseph Karl Szakacs (/ˈsɒkɑː/ "SOCK-arch"; born 3 July 1982) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He is a Labor Party member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Cheltenham since the 2019 Cheltenham by-election.

Szakacs has served as the Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services in the Malinauskas ministry since March 2022.