Emily Bourke

The Honourable
Emily Bourke
MLC
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)
Assistant Minister to the Premier
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 March 2022
PremierPeter Malinauskas
Preceded byJing Lee
Personal details
BornMaitland, South Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseAemon Bourke
Children3 daughters

Emily Sarah Bourke is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2018 state election.[1]

Bourke previously worked as a staffer for Premier Jay Weatherill. She was elevated to the top position on Labor's Legislative Council ticket by the Right faction after Leesa Vlahos withdrew.[2]

After Labor won government at the 2022 state election, Bourke was appointed by new Premier Peter Malinauskas to Cabinet as Assistant Minister to the Premier.[3][4] In August 2022, she was appointed the assistant minister for autism.

Early and personal life

Bourke was born and grew up on a farm near Maitland on Yorke Peninsula. She studied in Adelaide then moved back to Yorke Peninsula to work for the Yorke Peninsula Country Times. She married Aemon Bourke and they live in Adelaide with three daughters.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Hon Emily Sarah Bourke". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "SA election: Labor to launch campaign in Adelaide". ABC News. 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ Richards, Stephanie (24 March 2022). "Brock's back: Independent among new faces in 'diverse' Labor cabinet". In Daily. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ^ Harmsen, Nick; Dayman, Isabel (24 March 2022). "New South Australian cabinet sworn in, with independent Geoff Brock making surprise comeback". ABC News. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Hon Emily Bourke MLC". South Australian Labor. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Emily Bourke: The power of stories". In Her Seat. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2022.


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