Olivia Savvas
Olivia Savvas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Newland | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1996[1] North Adelaide, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Education | Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of International Studies Diploma of Languages (French) |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Committees | Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation |
| Website | ALP website |
Olivia Madison Savvas (born 22 May 1996)[2] is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Newland. Elected at age 25, she is the youngest member of the South Australian Parliament and is the youngest woman ever elected to the South Australian House of Assembly.[1][3]
Personal life and career
Savvas' family originates from the Greek island of Samos.[1] Savvas grew up and went to school in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide,[4] attending high school at Kildare College and Saint Ignatius' College. She studied and obtained a a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of International Studies and a Diploma of Languages in French at the University of Adelaide,[5]. When she was elected to Parliament she was working as an analyst in a major bank focusing on counter-terrorism finance,[4][1]. She had also previously worked as a union official.[5]
Political career
Savvas was involved with the Labor Party before she served three years as a councillor representing the Balmoral Ward on the City of Tea Tree Gully Council, taking leave of absence to campaign for Newland in the 2022 state election. The Balmoral Ward includes parts of Newland.[1][4][6]
At the time of the 2022 election, Newland was held by Richard Harvey for the Liberal Party on a margin of just 0.1 per cent. At the election, Savvas received 55.4 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote from 36.8 per cent of the first-preference votes, achieving a 5.4 per cent swing to the Labor Party.[4]
From 3 May 2022 until 30 June 2023 she was a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee, and since 3 May 2022 she has been a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Occupational Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Maios 2022.
- ^ "Birth notices". The Advertiser. 25 May 1996.
- ^ The Advertiser 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d ABC 2022.
- ^ a b c SA Parliament 26 February 2024.
- ^ City of Tea Tree Gully 2022.
References
- "Cr Olivia Savvas". City of Tea Tree Gully. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- Maios, Theodora (23 March 2022). "Three Greek Australians elected in the new SA government". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - "Newland (Key Seat) – SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "Olivia Madison Savvas". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- "She's just 25 – but Olivia brings '20 years of fight' to Parliament". The Advertiser. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Living people
- South Australian local councillors
- University of Adelaide alumni
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly
- 21st-century Australian women politicians
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- People from Adelaide
- Australian trade unionists
- Australian financial analysts