Steph Key

Stephanie (Steph) Wendy Key (born 13 December 1954) is an Australian politician and member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 1997 election, representing the electorates of Hanson (1997–2002) and Ashford (2002–present).

Early life

Born at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide's western suburbs, Key attended the Largs Bay Primary, Port Adelaide Girls Technical and Marryatville Adult Education Schools before completing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in politics and sociology at Flinders University, where she was elected as the first female general secretary of the Flinders University Students Association.

Before entering parliament, Key worked as waitress, cook, cleaner and clerk, as well as a number of positions within the Transport Workers Union, the Australian Council of Trades Unions (ACTU) and the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia (UTLC).

Key also served as the director of the Working Women's Centre and as a member of the South Australian Housing Trust's board of directors.