James Stevens (Australian politician)

James William Stevens (born 27 March 1983) is the Liberal Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Sturt in South Australia. He was elected in the 2019 Australian federal election and replaced the previous Liberal member, Christopher Pyne who had announced in March 2019 that he would retire from politics.[1] Stevens previously served as the Chief of Staff to Steven Marshall,[2] the Premier of South Australia, and prior to that as the General Manager of Michell Australia.

James Stevens

MP
Member of Parliament
for Sturt
Assumed office
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18)
Preceded byChristopher Pyne
Personal details
Born (1983-03-27) 27 March 1983
Adelaide, South Australia
EducationSt Peter's College, Adelaide
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Websitewww.jamesstevens.com.au

Early life

Stevens attended Canberra Grammar School before completing school at St Peters College,[3] before gaining a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of International Trade & Development at the University of Adelaide.

Stevens worked for the Michell Group of Companies including as Commercial Manager and General Manager.[1]

Political life

From July 2004 to July 2006 Stevens served as President of the South Australian Young Liberal Movement. In 2005 he ran for the position of Federal Young Liberal President but was defeated by Alex Hawke.[4]

Stevens was elected Campaign Coordinator for the South Australian Liberal Party in August 2006, serving in the role for two years.

Stevens had worked for Christopher Pyne and became chief of staff to Steven Marshall in February 2013 upon Marshall being elected the new Leader of the Opposition.[5] He had previously been campaign manager for Marshall's successful entry into state politics in the 2010 election, defeating Labor incumbent Vini Ciccarello in the seat of Norwood.[6]

In June 2013, The Advertiser newspaper listed Stevens as one of the 50 Most Influential South Australians.[7]

Stevens' work as Chief of Staff to the Premier included projects such as the successful bid to have the Australian Space Agency headquarters based in Adelaide.[8] He also oversaw the adoption by the party of data mining software in the leadup to the 2018 South Australian state election.[9]

References
  1. "James Stevens at Liberal Party SA". Liberal Party SA. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. Twitter (3 March 2019). "James Stevens resigns as Premier Steven Marshall's chief of staff". ABC News. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. Cook, Craig (10 May 2019). "Federal Election 2019: On the hustings with James Stevens the Liberal Party candidate for Sturt". Hills Valley Weekly Messenger.
  4. Hooper, Chloe. "Young Libs Chocolate Factory". The Monthly. Archived from the original on 23 July 2013.
  5. Martin, Sarah; SA Political Reporter (7 February 2013). "Liberal leader promises 'reformist' reshuffle". The Australian.
  6. "Election focus moves to Norwood". ABC News. 1 March 2010.
  7. "Power List - The 50 South Australians who have a mighty influence". Adelaide Now. News Corp Australia. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. "James Stevens - Liberal for Sturt". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. Richardson, Tom (4 March 2019). "Can 'Pyneclone' weave a seamless handover?". InDaily.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Christopher Pyne		 Member for Sturt
2019–present		 Incumbent
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