Olivia Savvas
Olivia Madison Savvas is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Newland.[1][2] She replaced the Liberal politician, Richard Harvey, who had held the seat since 2018.[3]
Olivia Savvas | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Newland | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labor |
Savvas attended high school at Kildare College and Saint Ignatius' College. Savvas studied law and politics at Adelaide University, and worked as an analyst in a major bank focusing on counter-terrorism finance.[4][5] Her family originates from the Greek island of Samos.[4]
Savvas 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.[3][6] Elected at age 25, she will be the youngest member of the South Australian Parliament and is the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Assembly.[7]
References
- Boisvert, Eugene (20 March 2022). "Five women join Labor's ranks in newly elected South Australian government". ABC News. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "Olivia Madison Savvas". Members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "Newland (Key Seat) - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- Maios, Theodora (23 March 2022). "Three Greek Australians elected in the new SA government". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "Olivia Savvas". www.petermalinauskas.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- "Cr Olivia Savvas". City of Tea Tree Gully. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "She's just 25 – but Olivia brings '20 years of fight' to parliament". The Advertiser. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.