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About Russell Wortley
Russell Wortley is a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council, serving since the 2006 state election. He was President of the Legislative Council from 2014 to 2018 and previously served as Minister for Industrial Relations and State/Local Government Relations from 2011 to 2013.
- First elected
- 2006 South Australian state election
- Born
- 21 April 1957
- Before parliament
- Plumber and gas fitter, then union official
- Council role
- President of the Legislative Council, 6 May 2014 to 3 May 2018
- Local government
- Councillor for Fitzroy Ward, Prospect City Council, 1987 to 1993
- Re-elected
- 2014 and 2022 South Australian state elections
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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