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Tom Koutsantonis
Anastasios "Tom" Koutsantonis (born 23 August 1971) is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of West Torrens (2002−current) and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian House of Assembly. As of September 2025[update] he is Treasurer of South Australia and Minister for Energy and Mining in the Malinauskas ministry.
Koutsantonis served as Treasurer and minister for other portfolios in the Weatherill cabinet between 2011 and 2018. From March 2022, Koutsantonis served as the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister for Energy and Mining in the Malinauskas ministry. On 19 September 2025, in a Cabinet reshuffle owing to the resignation of two front benchers, he was once again appointed Treasurer. He retains the portfolio of energy and mining, but lost the infrastructure and transport portfolio.
Anastasios Koutsantonis[citation needed] was born on 23 August 1971 in Adelaide to Greek-Australian parents.
He attended Cowandilla and Netley Primary School and Adelaide High School,before going on to study at the University of Adelaide.
Koutsantonis was encouraged and inspired to get involved in politics by former premier Jack Wright, and first volunteered in Wright’s office when he was 14.
Koutsantonis became an industrial officer for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association in the 1990s.
Koutsantonis was elected to the seat of Peake (now West Torrens) at the 1997 election on a margin of 4.5 points,[citation needed] aged 26. He was elected by 8.6 points at the 2002 election, and by 18.3 points at the 2006 election, after which Koutsantonis was elevated to the chairmanship of the economic and advisory committee.[citation needed]
On 3 March 2009, he was appointed to cabinet, and remained in Cabinet until the 2018 state election. Koutsantonis has served in a range of ministerial portfolios, with responsibility for finance, state development, mineral resources and energy, small business, ministerial resources and energy, and for road safety. Koutsantonis was forced to apologise for his "unacceptable" driving record which listed 58 traffic offences and over $10,000 in fines. He subsequently resigned the road safety portfolio.
Tom Koutsantonis
Anastasios "Tom" Koutsantonis (born 23 August 1971) is an Australian politician in the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of West Torrens (2002−current) and Peake (1997−2002) as a Labor member in the South Australian House of Assembly. As of September 2025[update] he is Treasurer of South Australia and Minister for Energy and Mining in the Malinauskas ministry.
Koutsantonis served as Treasurer and minister for other portfolios in the Weatherill cabinet between 2011 and 2018. From March 2022, Koutsantonis served as the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport and the Minister for Energy and Mining in the Malinauskas ministry. On 19 September 2025, in a Cabinet reshuffle owing to the resignation of two front benchers, he was once again appointed Treasurer. He retains the portfolio of energy and mining, but lost the infrastructure and transport portfolio.
Anastasios Koutsantonis[citation needed] was born on 23 August 1971 in Adelaide to Greek-Australian parents.
He attended Cowandilla and Netley Primary School and Adelaide High School,before going on to study at the University of Adelaide.
Koutsantonis was encouraged and inspired to get involved in politics by former premier Jack Wright, and first volunteered in Wright’s office when he was 14.
Koutsantonis became an industrial officer for the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association in the 1990s.
Koutsantonis was elected to the seat of Peake (now West Torrens) at the 1997 election on a margin of 4.5 points,[citation needed] aged 26. He was elected by 8.6 points at the 2002 election, and by 18.3 points at the 2006 election, after which Koutsantonis was elevated to the chairmanship of the economic and advisory committee.[citation needed]
On 3 March 2009, he was appointed to cabinet, and remained in Cabinet until the 2018 state election. Koutsantonis has served in a range of ministerial portfolios, with responsibility for finance, state development, mineral resources and energy, small business, ministerial resources and energy, and for road safety. Koutsantonis was forced to apologise for his "unacceptable" driving record which listed 58 traffic offences and over $10,000 in fines. He subsequently resigned the road safety portfolio.
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