Treasurer of South Australia

The treasurer of South Australia is the Cabinet minister in the Government of South Australia who is responsible for the financial management of that state's budget sector. The Urban Renewal Authority, trading as Renewal SA, lies within the treasurer's portfolio.

Treasurer of South Australia
South Australian Coat of Arms
Flag of South Australia
Incumbent Stephen Mullighan since 21 March 2022
Department of Treasury and Finance
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Premier of South Australia
Seat	State Administration Centre, 200 Victoria Square, Adelaide
Nominator	Premier of South Australia
Appointer	Governor of South Australia on the advice of the premier
Term length	At the governor's pleasure
Formation	24 October 1856
First holder	Robert Torrens

The current treasurer is The Hon. Stephen Mullighan MHA, a member of the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch).

Responsibilities

The treasurer is responsible for the financial management of the state of South Australia.

Renewal SA

Since 28 July 2020 and as of 2021^[update][1] the Urban Renewal Authority, trading as Renewal SA, has been within the treasurer's portfolio.^[2] Renewal SA is responsible for undertaking, supporting and promoting urban development and urban renewal that aligns to the government's strategic plan, in particular the 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide (2017).^[3]

List of South Australian treasurers

The following is a list of treasurers of South Australia, from 1839 to present. As self-government and the Parliament of South Australia began in 1857, no official parliament record was kept and no definite evidence of the official holder of the office could be found prior to that year.^[4][5][6]

Before self-government

Treasurer	Start of term	End of term
Osmond Gilles[7]	28 December 1836	1 October 1839
John Alexander Jackson[7]	1 October 1839	16 October 1841
Robert Gouger[8]	16 October 1841	July 1844
James William MacDonald (acting)	July 1844	2 March 1846
Charles Sturt[9]	2 Mar 1846	1847
Boyle Travers Finniss[10]	28 April 1847	May 1849
William Maturin (acting)[10]	May 1849	1849
Boyle Travers Finniss	1849	3 January 1852
Robert Richard Torrens[11]	3 January 1852

With self-government

Ordinal	Name	Party affiliation	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1	Robert Torrens		24 October 1856 (1856-10-24)	21 August 1857 (1857-08-21)
2	John Hart		21 Aug 1857	1 Sep 1857
3	John Bristow Hughes		1 Sep 1857	30 Sep 1857
–	John Hart		30 Sep 1857	12 Jun 1858
4	B. T. Finniss		12 Jun 1858	9 May 1860
5	Thomas Reynolds		9 May 1860	8 Oct 1861
6	Arthur Blyth		8 Oct 1861	17 Oct 1861
–	Thomas Reynolds		17 Oct 1861	19 Feb 1862
–	Arthur Blyth		19 Feb 1862	4 Jul 1863
7	Lavington Glyde		4 Jul 1863	15 Jul 1863
–	John Hart		15 Jul 1863	22 Mar 1865
–	Thomas Reynolds		22 Mar 1865	20 Sep 1865
–	Arthur Blyth		20 Sep 1865	23 Oct 1865
8	Walter Duffield		23 Oct 1865	3 May 1867
–	Thomas Reynolds		3 May 1867	24 Sep 1868
9	Neville Blyth		24 Sep 1868	13 Oct 1868
–	Thomas Reynolds		13 Oct 1868	3 Nov 1868
10	Henry Kent Hughes		3 Nov 1868	12 May 1870
11	Edward Hamilton		12 May 1870	30 May 1870
–	John Hart		30 May 1870	10 Nov 1871
–	Arthur Blyth		10 Nov 1871	22 Jan 1872
–	Henry Kent Hughes		22 Jan 1872	4 Mar 1872
12	John Henry Barrow		4 Mar 1872	22 Jul 1873
–	Lavington Glyde		22 Jul 1873	25 May 1875
13	George Charles Hawker		25 May 1875	3 Jun 1875
14	John Colton		3 Jun 1875	25 Mar 1876
–	Arthur Blyth		25 Mar 1876	6 Jun 1876
15	Robert Dalrymple Ross		6 Jun 1876	26 Oct 1877
16	James Boucaut		26 Oct 1877	27 Sep 1878
17	Charles Mann		27 Sep 1878	10 Mar 1881
18	George Fowler		10 Mar 1881	10 May 1881
–	William Benjamin Rounsevell		10 May 1881	24 Jun 1881
–	Lavington Glyde		24 Jun 1881	23 Apr 1884
19	John Cox Bray		23 Apr 1884	16 Jun 1884
–	William Benjamin Rounsevell		16 Jun 1884	16 Jun 1885
20	Simpson Newland		16 Jun 1885	8 Jun 1886
–	John Cox Bray		8 Jun 1886	11 Jun 1887
21	Thomas Playford II		11 Jun 1887	27 Jun 1889
22	Frederick Holder		27 Jun 1889	19 Aug 1890
–	Thomas Playford II		19 Aug 1890	6 Jan 1892
23	William Benjamin Rounsevell		6 Jan 1892	21 Jun 1892
–	Frederick Holder		21 Jun 1892	15 Oct 1892
–	William Benjamin Rounsevell		15 Oct 1892	12 May 1893
24	John Downer		12 May 1893	16 Jun 1893
–	Thomas Playford II		16 Jun 1893	17 Apr 1894
–	Frederick Holder	liberalism	17 Apr 1894	1 Dec 1899
25	Vaiben Louis Solomon	conservatism	1 Dec 1899	8 Dec 1899
–	Frederick Holder	liberalism	8 Dec 1899	15 May 1901
26	Richard Butler	conservatism	15 May 1901	26 Jul 1905
27	Archibald Peake	liberalism/Liberal and Democratic Union	26 Jul 1905	22 Dec 1909
–	Richard Butler	conservatism	22 Dec 1909	3 Jun 1910
28	Crawford Vaughan	United Labor Party	3 Jun 1910	17 Feb 1912
–	Archibald Peake	Liberal Union	17 Feb 1912	3 Apr 1915
–	Crawford Vaughan	United Labor Party/ National Party	3 Apr 1915	14 Jul 1917
–	Richard Butler	Liberal Union	14 Jul 1917	7 May 1919
–	Archibald Peake	Liberal Union	15 May 1919	6 Apr 1920
29	George Ritchie	Liberal Union	8 Apr 1920	3 Nov 1922
30	William Hague	Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation	3 Nov 1922	16 Apr 1924
31	John Gunn	Labor SA	16 Apr 1924	28 Aug 1926
32	Lionel Hill	Labor SA	28 Aug 1926	8 Apr 1927
33	Richard Layton Butler	Liberal Federation	8 Apr 1927	17 Apr 1930
–	Lionel Hill	Labor SA/ Parliamentary Labor Party	17 Apr 1930	13 Feb 1933
34	Robert Richards	Parliamentary Labor Party	13 Feb 1933	18 Apr 1933
–	Richard Layton Butler	Liberal and Country League	18 Apr 1933	5 Nov 1938
35	Thomas Playford IV	Liberal and Country League	5 Nov 1938	10 Mar 1965
36	Frank Walsh	Labor SA	10 Mar 1965	1 Jun 1967
37	Don Dunstan	Labor SA	1 Jun 1967	16 Apr 1968
38	Glen Pearson	Liberal and Country League	17 Apr 1968	2 Mar 1970
39	Steele Hall	Liberal and Country League	2 Mar 1970	2 Jun 1970
–	Don Dunstan	Labor SA	2 Jun 1970	15 Feb 1979
40	Des Corcoran	Labor SA	15 Feb 1979	18 Sep 1979
41	David Tonkin	Liberals SA	18 Sep 1979	10 Nov 1982
42	John Bannon	Labor SA	10 Nov 1982	4 Sep 1992
43	Frank Blevins	Labor SA	4 Sep 1992	14 Dec 1993
44	Stephen Baker	Liberals SA	14 Dec 1993	10 Oct 1997
45	Rob Lucas	Liberals SA	20 Oct 1997	5 Mar 2002
46	Kevin Foley	Labor SA	6 Mar 2002	8 Feb 2011
47	Jack Snelling	Labor SA	8 Feb 2011	21 Jan 2013
48	Jay Weatherill	Labor SA	21 Jan 2013	26 Mar 2014
49	Tom Koutsantonis	Labor SA	26 Mar 2014	19 Mar 2018
–	Rob Lucas	Liberals SA	19 Mar 2018	21 Mar 2022
50	Stephen Mullighan	Labor SA	21 Mar 2022	incumbent