- Kevin Foley
Kevin Owen Foley,
Australian politician , is the current Deputy Premier of South Australia, serving under PremierMike Rann . Foley is a member of theAustralian Labor Party . He also serves asTreasurer , Minister for Industry and Trade, and Minister for Federal/State Relations. He represents the electorate of Port Adelaide in the House of Assembly. The 2006 state election saw Foley receive a swing of 4.0% resulting in a margin of 25.7%.Before entering state Parliament, Foley worked for the
Australian Trade Commission ,Cadbury Schweppes ,Boral Limited and steel distribution company Australian National Industries. Foley then went on to become a Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to former PremierLynn Arnold .In July 2006,
Ann Bressington released a statement to the media claiming that a Labor politician had verbally abused fellow MPNick Xenophon in the parliamentary private members' lounge. Foley later admitted to being the anonymous MP and apologised. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1688567.htm]
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