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Andrea Michaels
Australian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrea Michaels is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Enfield for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2019 Enfield by-election. Since March 2022 and as of September 2025[update], she has served as Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, and Minister for Arts in the Malinauskas ministry.
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Early life and education
Andrea Michaels earned a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce at Flinders University in Adelaide, and later a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the University of South Australia.[1]
Career
Michaels practised as a lawyer and company director before going into politics.[1]
She won a seat in the SA House of Assembly, standing for Labor, as a result of a by-election held for the seat of Enfield held in 2019.[2] She was shadow minister for business and the arts while in opposition from August 2020.[3]
She was appointed Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, and Minister for Arts in the Malinauskas ministry in March 2022,[4][5] and retains these roles as of September 2025.[1]
After assuming office, Michaels and staff at Arts South Australia started work on developing a new cultural policy,[6] due to be released in mid-2024.[7] On 31 March 2025, following a consultation process involving over 2,000 community members, a new 10-year cultural policy, "A Place to Create" was launched by the government. At the same time, Arts South Australia was officially renamed CreateSA.[8]
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Other roles and activities
Michaels was formerly treasurer of the Law Society of South Australia, and has been a member of a number of not-for-profit boards.[1]
She is Chartered Tax Adviser (by the Tax Institute), a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Specialist Accredited Family Business Adviser (by Family Business Australia), and a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits in South Australia.[1]
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