Patrick Conlon (politician)
Until early 2005, Conlon was also Emergency Services Minister and took part in the government's response to the Eyre Peninsula bushfire (also known as Black Tuesday) in January 2005.[3] Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the seven-year-old Conlon was brought to South Australia by his family in 1966.In the early 1990s he worked at law firm Duncan Basheer with Jay Weatherill and Isobel Redmond.Conlon served in many portfolios between 2002 and 2013 as a senior cabinet member, including Government Enterprises, Police, Emergency Services, Energy, Infrastructure, Transport, Industrial Relations, State/Local Government Relations, Housing and Urban Development, and Transport and Infrastructure.His hobbies include supporting the Port Adelaide Football Club, fishing, fine wine, and cooking.